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question:
When you set a yearly reading goal,
do you set it high to force
yourself to meet that goal, or
do you keep it low and normally go
over that goal anyway?
(submitted by Elizabeth @ Silver's Reviews)
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My Answer
Wait a second.... A YEARLY READING GOAL? What's that? I've never heard of such an animal! I wouldn't recognize one if it came right up to me and sneezed in my face! Lol.
Yeah, um, er.....guess I don't feel comfortable about answering this question, because, um, er....hmmmmm....I just DON'T set yearly reading goals. Nope. I've never done that, either, not in my whole entire life!
First of all, I'm a pretty slow reader. I admire and envy folks who can zip through 5 or 6 (or more) books a week! I don't think I'll EVER be able to do that. You see, my problem is that I PRONOUNCE words in my head as I read. I don't know where this habit came from, but there it is..... I've tried to get rid of it, but I guess I'm just paranoid about not being able to absorb the book well if I stop doing this. However, I'm not entirely sure I want to. The thing is, there's an inherent beauty to language that I can't feel if I don't sound out the words I'm reading silently to myself. That's probably another reason I haven't been able to rid myself of this habit. My subconscious mind must love it!
I also feel that, as I sound the words out in my head, I am able to actually imagine the scene before me more vividly, in the case of fiction. And it's very important for me to be able to do this. It helps me tremendously in facilitating total immersion in a story. In the case of nonfiction (which I review on my other blog), it helps as well, but here it's comprehension and analysis that I'm after. It depends on the book, of course; less profound books will take me less time to finish reading, while more profound ones will take longer, simply because I need time to ponder what I'm reading.
Another reason I don't set myself a yearly goal is that I'm what's known as "a mood reader". I will frequently pick up a book I'm in the mood to read, even though I've already started another one. Alas, there have been times when I've totally abandoned books right in the middle, just because other books have enticed me away! This can happen, for instance, if something comes up in "the real world" for which I need a solution, or if my mind has come across some interesting topic, and I suddenly want to find out more about it.
Perhaps the most important reason of all, and the one underlying the other two, is that I'm only organized (relatively speaking) when I have to be -- such as at work, for instance. I do try to keep my work papers in order. When it comes to my personal life, though, I'm totally a free spirit. I dislike nitpicky rules, or schedules of any sort. Setting reading goals sounds too much like organizing, like DISCIPLINE, and that's not a word I'm fond of. Lol. Besides, with my ever changing moods, I don't think I'd EVER be able to stick to any type of reading goal. If I can't stick with a diet, I know I won't be able to stick with a reading goal!
I've also attempted to complete reading challenges, and have failed to achieve my goals for any of them so far....
So, dear readers, the answer in a nutshell -- after all this rambling -- is "I don't set yearly reading goals." Would I be able to set monthly ones instead, you might be wondering? Of course not! Whatever gave you THAT idea?! :)
HAPPY FRIDAY to all, and to all a GREAT WEEKEND!!!!
Yeah, um, er.....guess I don't feel comfortable about answering this question, because, um, er....hmmmmm....I just DON'T set yearly reading goals. Nope. I've never done that, either, not in my whole entire life!
First of all, I'm a pretty slow reader. I admire and envy folks who can zip through 5 or 6 (or more) books a week! I don't think I'll EVER be able to do that. You see, my problem is that I PRONOUNCE words in my head as I read. I don't know where this habit came from, but there it is..... I've tried to get rid of it, but I guess I'm just paranoid about not being able to absorb the book well if I stop doing this. However, I'm not entirely sure I want to. The thing is, there's an inherent beauty to language that I can't feel if I don't sound out the words I'm reading silently to myself. That's probably another reason I haven't been able to rid myself of this habit. My subconscious mind must love it!
I also feel that, as I sound the words out in my head, I am able to actually imagine the scene before me more vividly, in the case of fiction. And it's very important for me to be able to do this. It helps me tremendously in facilitating total immersion in a story. In the case of nonfiction (which I review on my other blog), it helps as well, but here it's comprehension and analysis that I'm after. It depends on the book, of course; less profound books will take me less time to finish reading, while more profound ones will take longer, simply because I need time to ponder what I'm reading.
Another reason I don't set myself a yearly goal is that I'm what's known as "a mood reader". I will frequently pick up a book I'm in the mood to read, even though I've already started another one. Alas, there have been times when I've totally abandoned books right in the middle, just because other books have enticed me away! This can happen, for instance, if something comes up in "the real world" for which I need a solution, or if my mind has come across some interesting topic, and I suddenly want to find out more about it.
Perhaps the most important reason of all, and the one underlying the other two, is that I'm only organized (relatively speaking) when I have to be -- such as at work, for instance. I do try to keep my work papers in order. When it comes to my personal life, though, I'm totally a free spirit. I dislike nitpicky rules, or schedules of any sort. Setting reading goals sounds too much like organizing, like DISCIPLINE, and that's not a word I'm fond of. Lol. Besides, with my ever changing moods, I don't think I'd EVER be able to stick to any type of reading goal. If I can't stick with a diet, I know I won't be able to stick with a reading goal!
I've also attempted to complete reading challenges, and have failed to achieve my goals for any of them so far....
So, dear readers, the answer in a nutshell -- after all this rambling -- is "I don't set yearly reading goals." Would I be able to set monthly ones instead, you might be wondering? Of course not! Whatever gave you THAT idea?! :)
HAPPY FRIDAY to all, and to all a GREAT WEEKEND!!!!
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