How to Unlock the Benefits of Reading With 5 Habits To Adopt

Take it from someone who read 102 books last year — reading is not all about numbers

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Are you among the 32,778 people who committed to setting a reading goal for this year on the platform Goodreads?

Or, it might be that you are off the platform altogether and are simply looking to read a bit more this year— which is probably the better place to be.

Although the popularity of reading challenges has boomed in the past few years with the rise of BookTok and Bookstagram tend to favour quantity of books read over quantity, don’t let yourself get swept up in the idea that numbers mean everything.

I read 102 books in 2024, and in honesty, I don’t think it did me any good. Sure, I made a significant dent in my TBR pile and had a good time, but can I remember details about every book I read, or even remember why I liked the ones that I did?

Give me a bit of time, and sure, I probably can, but one of my biggest regrets about how I approached reading in 2024 was not spending enough time with each book I picked up.

I was reading for speed as I didn’t want to admit defeat and not complete the challenge of reading 100 books because I’m stubborn, even to the point of…