How I Read 41 Books Last Year
How I overcome my reading problem and read 41 books in 2018, 58 books in 2019
I would like to share my story of reading 41 books last year. I think the main trigger was joining the Goodreads reading challenge and then keeping a log of my readings.
Background of my reading problems
Since my childhood, I loved reading books. Somehow along the way, I lost the rhythm and stopped reading. I suspect computers and cell phones have a lot to do with this change. I swapped reading for browsing the Internet, Facebook, and Whatsapp messages. Computer programming is a super fun career choice but requires continues learning of new things and a lot of internet browsing.
What changed?
During this time, I joined the Goodreads reading challenge and started keeping a log of my readings. This simple activity made a big impact on my reading. You may have heard of the phrase “You become what you measure” which is what I experienced in my case. The end result, I was able to finish 41 books, the highest number of books I ever year read in one year.
Mixing up the genres
To boost my reading further, I started mixing up the genres. Prior to this, I was extensively reading…
