blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\nThere are lots of graphics on social media with books challenges that suggest different categories of books. Here’s an\u00a0examply to show you the kind of things you can choose. (Yes, it’s got 2017 on it, but I’m sure you can do it any year you choose!).<\/p>\n
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Why do a reading challenge?<\/strong><\/p>\nThere are many good reasons to do a reading challenge.<\/p>\n
It can get you out of a reading rut \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>This is primarily why I started doing challenges. I\u2019d fallen out of the habit of reading and wanted to get back into it. Having a list of books that someone else had already told me were good books was an easy way to do this.<\/p>\nIt can provide you with ideas of what to read next \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>If you read a book by an author you enjoy, you can then find other books by the same author, or check out Amazon recommendations on that book. A challenge can continue to improve your reading life after you\u2019ve finished it.<\/p>\nExpand your horizons \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Most challenges are designed to push you in some way. They encourage you to read books in genres or by authors that you wouldn\u2019t have selected on your own. It\u2019s a good way to explore something new.<\/p>\nSense of accomplishment \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>You feel good when you finish a challenge! I do anyway as I love ticking off lists. Reading is a nice hobby, but can feel like one used for escapism rather than one that accomplishes anything. If you can say, this year I tried ten new authors or whatever, you\u2019ve learnt something and that\u2019s good.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Are there any cons to doing a reading challenge?<\/strong><\/p>\nYes! And some of these are reasons why I haven\u2019t done another one.<\/p>\n
Time-consuming \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>If you have limited time to read you may find the challenge takes all your time. If there are other books you want to read too, you may find your to-read pile gets higher and higher!<\/p>\nMoney \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>You have to get hold of all the books and this costs money! Make sure to utilise your local resources \u2013 libraries, charity shops, second-hand shops, friends bookshelves etc. And\u00a0check out the latest deals on Amazon and Kindle to get books when the price drops.<\/p>\nProcrastination \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>If you don\u2019t fancy reading one of the books on the list you may find the challenge drags. And you dread reading the book and leave it till last. Then it takes months to read.<\/p>\nPerfectionism \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>If you\u2019re not enjoying a book you may force yourself to finish it just so you can tick it off the list. Yes, I’ve done this. I would no longer do this. Life is too short and there are too many books.<\/p>\nBooks you can\u2019t unsee \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>You may find you read a book you wish you hadn\u2019t. And once you\u2019ve read it, it\u2019s too late. This is particularly bad if combined with perfectionism above because it means you have to finish the book!\u00a0Yes, I did this, too\u2013three times! Am I stupid, you may ask? Maybe. But that urge to finish the challenge was too strong to ignore. I would have felt I\u2019d failed if I hadn\u2019t stuck it out.<\/p>\nEncourages reading shorter books \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>If you have a challenge which is a set number of books, you may find yourself tempted to read shorter books to finish the challenge quicker. If this is the case, setting a lower goal might help avoid this temptation. (I fell into this trap myself last year, setting a goal of 100 books on Goodreads. This year my goal is a more modest 30 books).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
How to make challenges work for you:<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2013 Picking a challenge with categories of books (like the one mentioned above) might be better than a definitive list of books because you have wiggle room in terms of the actual books needed to complete the challenge.<\/p>\n
\u2013 If you can\u2019t face finishing a book these days, it\u2019s often easy to find out what happens by reading a summary of it on Wikipedia (only for more well-known books)<\/p>\n
\u2013 Remember why you are doing the challenge\u2013to read more books ongoing, to find new authors, to broaden your knowledge or whatever your personal reason is, and don\u2019t fixate on the end result of finishing the challenge.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Ignore the speed at which other people complete challenges if it discourages you. Reading is personal and doesn\u2019t have to be a competition. Extend the challenge deadline if you need to. Or reduce the challenge to a more manageable level.<\/p>\n
\u2013 If you don\u2019t complete the challenge, focus on what you have read and what you got out of it, not what you haven\u2019t done<\/p>\n
\u2013 Use reading challenges as a stepping stone to finding more books you enjoy in the future.<\/p>\n
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Do you set reading challenges? Let us know what you are up to this year!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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