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Originally Posted by lemurfist
I don't set goals or keep count. Reading is one of the few things all-but guaranteed to help me get into a good headspace. Turning it into some sort of competition, even against myself circa 2010, seems silly. Besides that, my kitten has certain opinions about this whole "me using a perfectly good petting hand for holding a book" thing.
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I've been trying to track my reading for two reasons. The first reason is to encourage me to read more; I like being able to log on to GoodReads every day and add even a little bit of progress. The second reason is to keep myself reading consistently so that I can better remember what I read. In the past I would put a book down for so long that I lost the flow, which is particularly frustrating because I read a fair amount of nonfiction. It's not really a competition with myself or anyone else; I simply would like to see a healthy number of things read. The ultimate purpose of this is to increase my enjoyment of reading. Naturally I wouldn't suggest it for someone who would enjoy reading less by keeping count.