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Making the Case for Not Setting Reading Goals in 2017

January 16, 2017 by Dawn

Goalless Reading

Yes, you read that right. I am a book reviewer publicly declaring that I will not be setting a goal for the number of books that I read this year. I know this is a common practice among those who review books online and avid readers, but I can’t face another December 31st feeling disappointed that I didn’t reach some arbitrary number I set as a goal 12 months prior.

I’m sharing more of my reasoning for shedding the reading goal number this year over at 5 Minutes for Mom, including some of the non-number related intentions I’m making instead. 

Filed Under: Dawn, Fiction, Humor, Literary, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Women's Fiction

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