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Do you set reading goals for yourself or participate in reading challenges? (beehaw.org)

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Do you set goals like reading a certain number of books in a year? Participate in reading challenges?

I don’t set goals around reading a certain number of books. Those have always seemed arbitrary and not helpful for my reading. I have done reading challenges in the past, though—the yearly Book Riot Read Harder Challenge, the yearly reading challenge from PopSugar, book bingo. I like those types of challenges for helping me to break out of my comfort zone and try new authors and genres! I’ve also made my own challenges. What are some of your favorite reading challenges?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In my experience, external motivation kills internal motivation. I don't want to be supposed to read this or that amount - I accept any pace and any pauses.

As of challenges promoting something you may not have considered, I do like the idea, though I don't believe I've ever participated in those, except for some self-imposed ones and the one with Ulysses, which I'm not sure whether to qualify as a challenge.