Rune 1,099 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Anyone else set goals to read X amount of books in a year? I'm trying for the simplistic book a month goal. 12 total. Heart of the Community 2018 Cry Wolf - 18+ AU Mercy Thompson (Urban Fantasy) RP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webs 14 Share Posted December 20, 2017 This year, I set a Reading Challenge on Goodreads for 36 books, and while I almost missed it, it's looking like I'll pass it now in the next few days. Next year, I'm going to set it to 66 books because I have a good 20-30 books I'll read before March, so it would be unfair to read the majority of my challenge in the first 3 months XD RULES :: RATIOS :: FACE CLAIMS :: HANDBOOK :: APPLICATION Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icewolf 258 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I don't set myself reading goals anymore because I start out wanting to stick to it, but after a while it stops being fun and becomes a chore instead. I want to read books because I want to, not because I feel like I have to, espeaically when it comes to reading fiction and classics, espeaically. (This means that I would never be good at studying for a literature degree, even though when I'm on a role, I can get through lots of books!) Legends of Arda Character Archives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune 1,099 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 33 minutes ago, webs said: This year, I set a Reading Challenge on Goodreads for 36 books, and while I almost missed it, it's looking like I'll pass it now in the next few days. Next year, I'm going to set it to 66 books because I have a good 20-30 books I'll read before March, so it would be unfair to read the majority of my challenge in the first 3 months XD I set mine at a book a week, then my work schedule changed and squeaked by with 14. Heart of the Community 2018 Cry Wolf - 18+ AU Mercy Thompson (Urban Fantasy) RP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenneral_jennson 154 Share Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) I always set the goal and then completely forget I set the goal. I haven’t been reading much lately that isn’t a text book but last year alone I read in excess of 50 books (this is probably a lot higher but I don’t remember). Most are completed series I don’t have to wait for. Edited December 21, 2017 by jenneral_jennson http://www.witchlightrp.com/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit the Human 759 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I've gotten, out of shape I guess, when it comes to reading. I used to be able to read heaps of books a year...no more. I actually think it's because of my browsing habits, I've trained myself to expect a lot of sensory stimulation at once. So when I read I find some part of me looking for that extra stimulation. Saying that, a book a month seems like a good number to try and hit! I shall plant my flag next to @Rune PSI: an Occult Investigations RP Roleplay Architects: Grab a friend (or many friends!) and just write. You can also find me at: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune 1,099 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 37 minutes ago, Kit the Human said: I've gotten, out of shape I guess, when it comes to reading. I used to be able to read heaps of books a year...no more. I actually think it's because of my browsing habits, I've trained myself to expect a lot of sensory stimulation at once. So when I read I find some part of me looking for that extra stimulation. Saying that, a book a month seems like a good number to try and hit! I shall plant my flag next to @Rune Join me! I'll dump a thread next month so we can post what books we're reading and can scoot through the months or something. 1 Heart of the Community 2018 Cry Wolf - 18+ AU Mercy Thompson (Urban Fantasy) RP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LOVE ME AND DESPAIR Share Posted December 31, 2017 I actually set my goal with the Goodreads Reading Challenge. Sadly, I have failed it more often than not the last couple years. I think last year was the worst case. This year I was proud of myself though cause even if I only just scraped by to win it(I read my last read for it yesterday, and my last 5 reads have been short stories on Tor's website, but they still count of course) I still managed to do it. Initially I'd only planned to read 10 books, and then I realized I was close to meeting it and still had time to go so I upped it by another 20. That was around the time RL started nailing me with a thousand things and I was worried I'd now not meet the goal so I'm pretty pleased since a lot of my previously missed goals, and lessened reading amount, has been due to RL stuff/health issues. Not sure what I'm going to set it for next year, but since I've still got a good number of books left to read in my current series and others on my list I might be able to get more than 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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