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[quote=Anonymous]Last year my goal was to get back into reading so I gave myself an ambitious goal (read 75 books). I missed it by 4 books but hey, I read over 70 books! I logged it on Good Reads so I was anxious to see my progress on my goal.

This year my goal is 45 books and I'm a little bit ahead of schedule. I found that when I was anxious about getting to 75 last year, I was rejecting books that were too brainy or long as they'd make it harder to get there. So obviously that was taking all the fun out of reading and my goal was too high.

I don't know what it is, but being accountable to that Reading Challenge progress report really helped motivate me. Because like you, my brain will default to something brainless and meaningless and I won't feel like picking up a book.

There's a poem called "Lying in a Hammock at Wiliam Duffy's Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota," that's all about the peacefulness of being still and observing nature, but suddenly the poem ends with the line, "I have wasted my life." I say that to myself like a mantra when I've lost time looking at my phone doing nothing that edifies or delights me.

A good way to get back into reading is to re-read your favorite book.  [/quote]

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