How do you prepare for a reading?

I'm wondering how people preparing for a reading as far as doing any specific rituals?

When I first started learning Tarot I did all sorts of rituals, lighting candles, saying prayers, etc. Now, probably because I'm lazy, I tend to take a couple of breaths and throw down the cards. Sometimes I feel a bit guilty and think I should make more effort.

How involved do others get in preparation?

Me, a cup of coffee,  a cigarette, shut my eyes and take couple of long, slow, deep breaths, then shuffle, draw, read.
I will admit I jokingly sometimes say 'ok guides. ....get ya selves in here, we've got coffee'.

I do think it depends on what people have read or who's videos they watch that gives them their beliefs about preparing for a reading.
 
I'm like you, I just got to the stage where it felt as though the preparation took longer than the reading. I rarely (if ever) cleanse a deck either. 

I did believe all the ritual prep when I first started, however I soon learned that it wasn't necessary. 

A couple of deep breaths grounds me perfectly fine.

A woman after my own heart! Thanks 55Degrees. Glad I'm not the only one whose ritual involves coffee or a decent Yorkshire Tea, a cigarette and a couple of deep breaths! I don't feel guilty now

I like to keep things as simple as possible but I did want to 'throw' something out in the Universe before a reading.

I light a candle and start shuffling the cards concentrating on that task.
Then while I choose the cards and lay them down in front of me I say:

World Above
World Below
Energy come
Energy flow
Let magic show
What I need to know