Wow, I can't believe I made it. This year was busy, and fun, and if I may say so, successful. I set several goals for myself in 2017, and I hit pretty much all of them. One of those goals was to read 52 books this year. With everything else going well, I looked at my progress in October and realized that I was in trouble. The last few months were a sprint, with the last week of December being almost constantly reading. I will admit to a little bit of gamesmanship in the 11th hour as I cherry picked a number of smaller books to help me get there, but when I look at my overall average, I don't think this at all takes away from my goal. Memory of Light, Way of Kings, Words of Radiance.... need I say more?
So on to 2018. I will be setting the same goal again: 52 books in 2018. My life was blessed by the books I read this year, and I look forward to the opportunities that will come from my efforts next year. To enhance my goal, I want to set a few more parameters than I usually do. In 2018 I want to read at least 12 religious books, 12 self help/business books and 12 fantasy books. The rest can be from any genre, but I want to make sure I at least cover my bases in those three areas. In 2017 my counts were roughly as follows: Self Help/Business (16), Fantasy (18), Religion (5). Other notable categories were history, mystery, and general fiction. This is the first time I have tried an additional breakout like this, so we will see how it goes. I may amend it. The purpose is to maximize the value I get from this investment in reading, which is a combinations of new ideas, motivation and pleasure.
Sunday, December 31, 2017
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