My friends are the same way! I read 328 books this year 😂 my goal was 50 and just got back into reading and ran away with it. I'm playing with 100-120 for next year. My husband says I should do 150 and that freaks me out as I feel this year was an oddity! 😂
⭐️ I’m excited for 2024. I feel like this year a lot of things are going to change for the best. My main focus this year is to read what I own, more diversity in all things and make the time to read. Especially the time to read.
I will continue to be the Roomba reader of chaos, gobbling up whatever comes across my path with no plan and little memory of what I just did (read). 😆⭐
⭐⭐ getting all my spreadsheets and plans in order now as I wrap up 2023 reading. trying to squeeze in 2-3 more books before midnight on 12/31 like a silly person.
I’m also trying to squeeze in 2-3 more books so I feel this 😅 I have most my spreadsheet details set but I may shift some depending on what Ali (hardback hoarder) ones look like for 2024 💖
I have plans to read less than half what I read this year for 2024. I started teaching full time in August and my channel was put on hold while I get this schedule figured out for myself. So I feel the read what you own!
I love the knowing you have to adjust! I always am ready to shift my number goals up or down as the year goes. I hope your new teaching job goes well and is a blast 💖
⭐️ I didn’t reach the goals I would have liked to this year but 2024 I’m going to do better. One of the biggest one I have is wanting to track my reading better.
It happens and it’s okay! 2024 you totally got this. Tracking takes time to adjust to and keep up with too so give yourself some grace on getting into the habit 💖
I read more in 22 so I feel like I need to revisit it and expand more into it. I feel like I’ve started to figure out what I like for it too so I’m even more excited 💖
I got so burnt out on tracking this year...I read a similar amount to you in 2023 and by Nov/Dec I was just over tracking it all. It'd be nice to have the stats but I'm not doing that anymore...inputting 300-400 books into a spreadsheet is too tedious I've realized. I really look forward to seeing everyone's stats at the end of the year/January!
I totally get the burn out. I find my form to input majority of the info helps but if I get behind or read a ton of manga it’s like 😵💫 I love seeing the data I get from it so I usually force myself to somewhat keep up 💖💖💖
🌟yay kitty 🐾 also continuing to read what i own & only buy if I've read it from the library and still want it, or if it's something I'ma read immediately 😃 you did very well 🌟
Peas sometimes decides she must be included but it’s not often 😅 I love this plan for you. I find it more motivating to have that library return for the motivation to read it sooner is helpful 💖
Oddly enough, I've never set reading goals for myself? I'm just terrible with goals in general, but for reading, its always generally "read all the things!" 😅 I can see how it would help though if you're reading on the scale that you are. I'm lucky if I get to 100 novels in a year. If I had a "goal" for 2023 it was to check out the first three volumes of long manga series before I committed to buying 20+ volumes. I did not do well with this, haha. I have at least 3 series I'm going to have to sell cause I just can't bring myself to continue. Maybe I'll actually sub to the manga apps this coming year to help with this.
I totally get not setting goals 😅 honestly if I didn’t read at the volume I do it wouldn’t be even as detailed. I have a chunk of time setting them and figuring out what works for me and what doesn’t too. Also I think the not buying giant series but reading the first 3 is an awesome goal. Also pretty do able. I feel this I have to also watch myself with how I buy in big series then end up not liking them enough to keep 😵💫
My reading goal for 2023 was to get my Kindle Unread library down to a more manageable level. I didn't set a specific number for that, but I had a couple of rules: for every new ebook I bought or acquired as a freebie, I had to read, DNF or delete at least three existing ones, and I also had to either read the oldest unread title on my Kindle each month or acknowledge that I wasn't ever going to and then delete it. When I started the year, I was on 470 unreads, with the oldest bought in 2015. As of today (December 30 here in NZ), I'm at 247, with the oldest one bought in 2018. So I feel like I did pretty damn well 🙂 My goal for 2024 is to continue using the same rules I used this year, but ALSO to have read, DNFed or deleted everything I acquired before Jan 1 2020, which is currently 25 titles. And I'm hoping to get down under 150 books by the end of the year. Fingers crossed...
Okay but I’m probably gonna steal this set up for reducing my kindle library! That’s such a good option! I really want to see mine shrink a lot over 2024. I feel like that process makes a lot of sense too. I think your gonna do a great job with it next year 💖
@@HappyforNow you're so welcome to steal it! I should also probably mention that my guiding principle for 2023, which I'm going to take forward into 2024 was 'DNF early and often'! Rationale: life is officially way too short, and Mt TBR is way too long, to read books that I'm not either actively enjoying, or that aren't in some way otherwise actively adding value to my life. So part of my challenge to myself is to DNF the moment I realise that I'm just not enjoying or getting value from a book, and not let myself feel guilty, or like I somehow 'owe' it to the author to finish it.
So far my 2024 goals are to read at least 10 Stuff Your Kindle books and write reviews for at least 50% of the books I read (overall.) I can probably manage much more than 50% but I want to keep it attainable.
I am working on reading off or dnf'ing my KU books :) I did create a spreadsheet though it is fairly basic just to track reading goals for the month including the rabbit hole that is manwha and light novels. The other goal is to read 3-4 books from my read and decide pile and if I cannot be bothered to read them the decision is unhaul :) Other goals are to reread Nancy Springer's Isles Series which was happily available in e-book. Potentially reread Sanderson's Stormlight Archive in preparation for the new book. Read Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain.
I’m planning on doing something similair with my current KU titles. I love creating a spreadsheet to track it helps a lot with just seeing how goals are going. The read or unhaul plan is solid I think it will work really well for you 💖
I didn't have as much reading time in 2023 as I had in previous years so I made it a priority to read what I own. I feel like I got my Kindle TBR under control and so I am focusing on my Audible library in 2024. The majority are books that I read through the library but I bought them during a sale and want to re-read so it's just a matter of getting to them during the year. I also want to start reading more nonfic and trying new to me authors for both romance and other genres. 🌟⭐🌟
It happens I feel like every year is an unknown for exactly how far I’ll get in my goals. I usually have a baseline which is where I start. Love tackling your audible library that honestly sounds like so much fun to revisit favs 💖
I’ve stopped making number goals, because they stress me out too much. And it’s really improved my reading these past two years. Also, I endeavour to read books by a vast variety of people, but no STRAIGHT WHITE MEN. This I started in 2016, but I’ve kept it up because it improved my reading so much. So basically I hope to continue those two things :)
I totally get that. I’ve figured out a decent rhythm for me on number goals which is nice but I also am always willing to adjust it down 😅 The no straight white men is so accurate I did it years ago too and it’s vastly improved my reading life 💖
i attempted to read less in 2023... I ended up reading more. I did successfully finish my used bookstore's reading challenge for the first time this year so that was fun. For 2024 I'm mostly aiming to read things I enjoy, maybe read on my kindle or physically a little more, but 2024 is a US Presidential election year and my job gets quite busy these years so I don't know. I'll probably end up with a lot of comfort re-reading in 2024.
I feel the I tried to do less and did more 😅 I didn’t plan on hitting 423+ for this year by any means but I did somehow. I think election year will be driving me farther into comfort authors overall just for my own sanity 💖
I also want to read all of my unread books. I have about 30-40 books on my shelves that I have not read. I decided to check my Kindle and Nook accounts… After checking, I decided not to count those books…
😅 I feel that on the kindle books. I am going not be reading them all but instead putting a lot into the not interested category for myself to help. I totally think getting through your physical tbr is super possible though!
Your numbers are stressing me oooooooouuuuuuut. 😂😂😂
My friends are the same way! I read 328 books this year 😂 my goal was 50 and just got back into reading and ran away with it. I'm playing with 100-120 for next year. My husband says I should do 150 and that freaks me out as I feel this year was an oddity! 😂
Can't wait for Read what you Own!! I'm going to mostly focus on my physical TBR for 2024 and finishing series I'm in the middle of.
I’m so excited to see you kill it at reading your physical tbr next year 🎉💖
⭐️ I’m excited for 2024. I feel like this year a lot of things are going to change for the best. My main focus this year is to read what I own, more diversity in all things and make the time to read. Especially the time to read.
I love these goals! Making time is the hardest but once you do it only gets easier 💖
I will continue to be the Roomba reader of chaos, gobbling up whatever comes across my path with no plan and little memory of what I just did (read). 😆⭐
I love this method 😂 I just need like the slight structure to then forget it all as well 💖
⭐⭐ getting all my spreadsheets and plans in order now as I wrap up 2023 reading. trying to squeeze in 2-3 more books before midnight on 12/31 like a silly person.
I’m also trying to squeeze in 2-3 more books so I feel this 😅 I have most my spreadsheet details set but I may shift some depending on what Ali (hardback hoarder) ones look like for 2024 💖
I have plans to read less than half what I read this year for 2024. I started teaching full time in August and my channel was put on hold while I get this schedule figured out for myself. So I feel the read what you own!
I love the knowing you have to adjust! I always am ready to shift my number goals up or down as the year goes. I hope your new teaching job goes well and is a blast 💖
Honestly, great goals Izzy. I believe in you. ♥️♥️♥️
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Good luck with all your goals!!!! You got this! ❤
🤞🏻 I hope so but I tried to be reasonable either way myself for once
⭐️ I didn’t reach the goals I would have liked to this year but 2024 I’m going to do better. One of the biggest one I have is wanting to track my reading better.
It happens and it’s okay! 2024 you totally got this. Tracking takes time to adjust to and keep up with too so give yourself some grace on getting into the habit 💖
@@HappyforNow thanks for the encouragement. I feel I usually start off well with tracking and then start to fade out from doing it.
Aw, kitty!
Can’t wait to see your spreadsheets in Jan! I love that kind of stuff
Same I feel like goals, stats and spreadsheets are my favorite thing ever 😅
Always loving seeing more horror read!
I read more in 22 so I feel like I need to revisit it and expand more into it. I feel like I’ve started to figure out what I like for it too so I’m even more excited 💖
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I got so burnt out on tracking this year...I read a similar amount to you in 2023 and by Nov/Dec I was just over tracking it all. It'd be nice to have the stats but I'm not doing that anymore...inputting 300-400 books into a spreadsheet is too tedious I've realized. I really look forward to seeing everyone's stats at the end of the year/January!
I totally get the burn out. I find my form to input majority of the info helps but if I get behind or read a ton of manga it’s like 😵💫
I love seeing the data I get from it so I usually force myself to somewhat keep up 💖💖💖
🌟yay kitty 🐾 also continuing to read what i own & only buy if I've read it from the library and still want it, or if it's something I'ma read immediately 😃 you did very well 🌟
Peas sometimes decides she must be included but it’s not often 😅 I love this plan for you. I find it more motivating to have that library return for the motivation to read it sooner is helpful 💖
Oddly enough, I've never set reading goals for myself? I'm just terrible with goals in general, but for reading, its always generally "read all the things!" 😅 I can see how it would help though if you're reading on the scale that you are. I'm lucky if I get to 100 novels in a year. If I had a "goal" for 2023 it was to check out the first three volumes of long manga series before I committed to buying 20+ volumes. I did not do well with this, haha. I have at least 3 series I'm going to have to sell cause I just can't bring myself to continue. Maybe I'll actually sub to the manga apps this coming year to help with this.
I totally get not setting goals 😅 honestly if I didn’t read at the volume I do it wouldn’t be even as detailed. I have a chunk of time setting them and figuring out what works for me and what doesn’t too.
Also I think the not buying giant series but reading the first 3 is an awesome goal. Also pretty do able. I feel this I have to also watch myself with how I buy in big series then end up not liking them enough to keep 😵💫
My reading goal for 2023 was to get my Kindle Unread library down to a more manageable level. I didn't set a specific number for that, but I had a couple of rules: for every new ebook I bought or acquired as a freebie, I had to read, DNF or delete at least three existing ones, and I also had to either read the oldest unread title on my Kindle each month or acknowledge that I wasn't ever going to and then delete it.
When I started the year, I was on 470 unreads, with the oldest bought in 2015. As of today (December 30 here in NZ), I'm at 247, with the oldest one bought in 2018. So I feel like I did pretty damn well 🙂
My goal for 2024 is to continue using the same rules I used this year, but ALSO to have read, DNFed or deleted everything I acquired before Jan 1 2020, which is currently 25 titles. And I'm hoping to get down under 150 books by the end of the year. Fingers crossed...
Okay but I’m probably gonna steal this set up for reducing my kindle library! That’s such a good option! I really want to see mine shrink a lot over 2024. I feel like that process makes a lot of sense too.
I think your gonna do a great job with it next year 💖
@@HappyforNow you're so welcome to steal it!
I should also probably mention that my guiding principle for 2023, which I'm going to take forward into 2024 was 'DNF early and often'!
Rationale: life is officially way too short, and Mt TBR is way too long, to read books that I'm not either actively enjoying, or that aren't in some way otherwise actively adding value to my life.
So part of my challenge to myself is to DNF the moment I realise that I'm just not enjoying or getting value from a book, and not let myself feel guilty, or like I somehow 'owe' it to the author to finish it.
So far my 2024 goals are to read at least 10 Stuff Your Kindle books and write reviews for at least 50% of the books I read (overall.) I can probably manage much more than 50% but I want to keep it attainable.
Ohh I love a review writing goal! That’s a good idea. I’m always working on being better about it. Also reading 10 stuff your kindle is so good 💖
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I am working on reading off or dnf'ing my KU books :) I did create a spreadsheet though it is fairly basic just to track reading goals for the month including the rabbit hole that is manwha and light novels. The other goal is to read 3-4 books from my read and decide pile and if I cannot be bothered to read them the decision is unhaul :) Other goals are to reread Nancy Springer's Isles Series which was happily available in e-book. Potentially reread Sanderson's Stormlight Archive in preparation for the new book. Read Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain.
I’m planning on doing something similair with my current KU titles. I love creating a spreadsheet to track it helps a lot with just seeing how goals are going. The read or unhaul plan is solid I think it will work really well for you 💖
Rwyo i will focus on my physical books bc I have many and want to have only read books on my shelves because i don't even read paperbacks... good luck
I mean I feel this deeply 😂 I also have too many for how much I read physical books 💖
I didn't have as much reading time in 2023 as I had in previous years so I made it a priority to read what I own. I feel like I got my Kindle TBR under control and so I am focusing on my Audible library in 2024. The majority are books that I read through the library but I bought them during a sale and want to re-read so it's just a matter of getting to them during the year. I also want to start reading more nonfic and trying new to me authors for both romance and other genres. 🌟⭐🌟
It happens I feel like every year is an unknown for exactly how far I’ll get in my goals. I usually have a baseline which is where I start. Love tackling your audible library that honestly sounds like so much fun to revisit favs 💖
I’ve stopped making number goals, because they stress me out too much. And it’s really improved my reading these past two years. Also, I endeavour to read books by a vast variety of people, but no STRAIGHT WHITE MEN. This I started in 2016, but I’ve kept it up because it improved my reading so much. So basically I hope to continue those two things :)
I totally get that. I’ve figured out a decent rhythm for me on number goals which is nice but I also am always willing to adjust it down 😅
The no straight white men is so accurate I did it years ago too and it’s vastly improved my reading life 💖
I am also trying to add more non-romance books back into my reading (mostly sci-fi and crime/mystery).
It’s the best! I’m excited to see where expanding genres takes us again 💖
i attempted to read less in 2023... I ended up reading more. I did successfully finish my used bookstore's reading challenge for the first time this year so that was fun. For 2024 I'm mostly aiming to read things I enjoy, maybe read on my kindle or physically a little more, but 2024 is a US Presidential election year and my job gets quite busy these years so I don't know. I'll probably end up with a lot of comfort re-reading in 2024.
I feel the I tried to do less and did more 😅 I didn’t plan on hitting 423+ for this year by any means but I did somehow. I think election year will be driving me farther into comfort authors overall just for my own sanity 💖
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I also want to read all of my unread books. I have about 30-40 books on my shelves that I have not read.
I decided to check my Kindle and Nook accounts… After checking, I decided not to count those books…
😅 I feel that on the kindle books. I am going not be reading them all but instead putting a lot into the not interested category for myself to help. I totally think getting through your physical tbr is super possible though!
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