That 'read more books' New Year's resolution is a trap and here's why

I overheard a guy at the coffee shop last week say he was giving up on his goal to read 52 books this year because he wasn't "enjoying" anything. It hit me because I did the same thing back in 2022 - aimed for 40 books, hit 38 by November, and hated like 15 of them just because I was rushing. Now I just read maybe 10 or 12 a year, but I actually remember what happened in each one. Has anyone else found that slowing down made you like reading more, or do you still crush big numbers?

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jordan1842d ago

Nah @the_barbara, I stopped chasing numbers and actually started liking reading again.

the_barbara3d ago

38 books in November and hating 15 of them" - wait, you actually kept count of the ones you hated? That's brutal but honestly kind of brilliant.