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Chi Cygni · 05-29-2012, 05:30 PM

I was just wondering. First time ever I saw here at MR (back when I joined) there can be a reading goal, number of books within a year to read. I never thought of it although I was trying to write down titles before throughout a year to see how many I read. Got bored with it so I never knew in the end. Nowadays I have an excel file which I update everytime I calibrate a book when I fire off my desktop computer.

So for the first time I too know how many I read so far this year. Interestingly enough I noticed I need a few days' or a week's break before I start a new one. Sometimes the last one needs to sink in too. I genuinely admire people who have read some +80 books already in 2012, I just cannot do that and this is not how I roll

I've read 18 so far (average page count of 469 pages, I like 'em fat). Just bought a new one. On average it will probably be 21 or 22 by the end of June so theoretically I will read +/- 42 books this year. I didn't set up a goal, I'm just conducting an experiment on myself. I'm my own guinea pig. (if I set up a goal I would not keep it, be frustrated, abandon it, be discouraged and disgusted with myself)

Will be happy to hear from MR members.

05-29-2012, 05:30 PM	#1
Chi Cygni 秋子 permanently lurking Posts: 844 Karma: 6590735 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Europe Device: Oasis 3, Pocketbook Era	My reading pattern I was just wondering. First time ever I saw here at MR (back when I joined) there can be a reading goal, number of books within a year to read. I never thought of it although I was trying to write down titles before throughout a year to see how many I read. Got bored with it so I never knew in the end. Nowadays I have an excel file which I update everytime I calibrate a book when I fire off my desktop computer. So for the first time I too know how many I read so far this year. Interestingly enough I noticed I need a few days' or a week's break before I start a new one. Sometimes the last one needs to sink in too. I genuinely admire people who have read some +80 books already in 2012, I just cannot do that and this is not how I roll I've read 18 so far (average page count of 469 pages, I like 'em fat). Just bought a new one. On average it will probably be 21 or 22 by the end of June so theoretically I will read +/- 42 books this year. I didn't set up a goal, I'm just conducting an experiment on myself. I'm my own guinea pig. (if I set up a goal I would not keep it, be frustrated, abandon it, be discouraged and disgusted with myself) Will be happy to hear from MR members.