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britneyshakespeare · 2 days ago

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saw a poll "how many books have you read so far this year"—and you know there's nothing wrong with tracking your reading and i get why it's popular to do. but oh my god. every time i see something like that, i'm like "thank god for my ocd's sake that i've never done that"

#i get moderately compulsive about counting and comparing things like page and chapter numbers in current-and-recent reads #i keep my list of things i want to read in the near future small on purpose #the ONE time i tried to make a reading list for a month. about a year ago. i hated it and i didn't stick to my own rules #lol #i officially have No Opinion on reading goals but i knoooow. without ever having done them. it'd destroy my love for reading #plus i'd feel like my number would be inaccurate of my reading experience bc i read shorter titles (plays) often #and how do you even count poetry? i do not read poetry books. like. cover-to-cover. nor do i usually wish to #but i still read lots of poetry #the fact that my reading is always spontaneous and self-motivated is what keeps me going #i agree w jared henderson's suggestion of having 'reading projects' rather than reading goals. that resonated with me rather #bc wanting to complete the plays of shakespeare was definitely an ongoing 'reading project' without me thinking of it as one #and after i finished those i wanted to do smth else. which is why i'm in paradise lost currently but taking my sweet time #like i'll finish one book (the sections are called 'books') and take a couple weeks to start the next #im looking forward to being done w pl but i'm only like 60 percent through it lol #i've kind of got several ongoing reading projects going on now that i think of it. some of which i abandon #read what you wanna read! never let yourself lose your love for reading #tales from diana

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