I like to keep track of my yearly reading. Not only is it a nice way to look back and feel some accomplishment (especially when I look back over multiple years), it keeps my feet to the proverbial fire.
Read MoreSeveral years ago, I started tracking my annual reading. I did this after learning how important the most successful individuals valued reading. I wrote several posts over on my personal finance blog, The Bumbling Millionaire. When I stepped back from that project to focus on my crime fiction writing, I didn’t want to lose track of the annual reading list. It felt too important.
Read MoreSince 2017, I’ve made it a goal to read one book a week. For those challenged by a calendar, that would be 52 books a year. I’ve yet to hit that number, but I will always strive for that number. I read traditionally printed books, ebooks, and I listen to audiobooks.
Read MoreOn the previous New Year’s Eve, I wrote a post (How Many Books Did You Read This Year?) that detailed the number of books I read (30) in 2017. This was in follow-up to an earlier post, You Are What You Read. Personally, the latter article is one of my favorites and in it I shared my personal reading plan.
Read MoreEarlier this year, I wrote the post You Are What You Read in which I discussed the well-documented argument that successful people read.
I also talked about my reading plan: For every book I read for pleasure, I will read one book for education.
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