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Is a number with a 0 on the end, because all good numbers are divisible by 10. | 16 | 24.62% | |
Is a number with a 5 on the end, because those deci-lovers go too far in their devotion. | 3 | 4.62% | |
Is a prime number, because I am a special butterfly. | 3 | 4.62% | |
Is an intricate combination of dates that are meaningful only to me. | 0 | 0% | |
Works out to one book a day, because I enjoy a challenge. | 2 | 3.08% | |
Works out to a rate known to scientists as "the Harriet", because I enjoy futility. | 2 | 3.08% | |
Does not exist. | 40 | 61.54% | |
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03-02-2012, 05:10 PM | #1 |
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Reading Goals
It's time for an UNUTTERABLY SILLY POLL!
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03-02-2012, 05:44 PM | #2 |
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So glad most right-thinking people are correct.....
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03-02-2012, 06:04 PM | #3 |
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I read because I enjoy (am Addicted) and have never set a goal on how many books I will read in a set time frame. When I finish a book I start another book.
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03-02-2012, 06:06 PM | #4 |
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Yays!
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03-02-2012, 06:14 PM | #5 |
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That is a very special butterfly!
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03-02-2012, 08:31 PM | #6 |
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I don't read to satisfy any stupid number, I simply read for entertainment. Not everything has to have a goal or a number attached to it. When the hell did this become a competition?
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03-02-2012, 08:45 PM | #7 |
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If u lk at the 1st post...it an unnutterably silly poll. That not be very serious.
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03-02-2012, 11:42 PM | #8 |
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Why put an order to the madness?
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03-03-2012, 06:49 AM | #9 | |
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When I was young I always read for pleasure, I read a lot and I read most days - mostly in bed before falling asleep. When I was older and working my bus ride to work was a guaranteed slot when I read and I always had a book on the go. A few years ago I noticed that without consciously changing anything I'd slowed down. One reason was I was now driving to work, another was that I was now going to bed later and tending to fall asleep straight away. A little while later I realised that I was still reading as much if not more than I'd ever done it's just a lot of it was now online and not books but blogs and forums and so on. Then the final Harry Potter book was coming out. I'd decided I wanted to re-read the whole series before that. I had only a few weeks and I'm not a quick reader so I made myself a spreadsheet to track how many pages I read per day so I could see if I was on target. I found I liked tracking the numbers - sometimes I used tweaking the spreadsheet as a procrastination from reading. I've been using various forms of that spreadsheet ever since. So I've learnt a couple of things: 1) As I get older and there are more things to distract me, it's easier to "forget" to read even though I enjoy it when I do. 2) I like numbers. |
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03-03-2012, 08:32 AM | #10 | |
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The only time I have goals are when I have a short time need to have something read. Usually for work. Greg Weeks |
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03-03-2012, 09:00 AM | #11 |
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Goals are for students not retiree's. :-)
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03-03-2012, 09:09 AM | #12 |
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Where are the puppies?
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03-03-2012, 11:45 AM | #14 |
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My only goal is not to buy any more books until I've read the ones I already have, but I doubt I will achieve it.
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03-03-2012, 12:16 PM | #15 |
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I've set myself some goals this year just to push myself to do a bit more of some things.
I have always read every day, going from one novel (usually) to the next in a long chain. Last year I estimate I was averaging about two weeks per book, giving me something like 25-30 books over the year. This year I've set myself a target of 50, and so far it hasn't been too hard to stay ahead. I've just had to read a bit longer when I can. Also it means it feels like I'm accomplishing something if I stay in bed reading late into the morning. |
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