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Lol, like I remember idk if it was 2019 or 2020, but one of those years I set the challange to 1000 and the first months after the new year I was binging comics I found on the internet.. it was a mess, a chaos. I didn't complete it obviously... I think later I even changed it to as low as 20 books.. idk if i even finished that..
This year's challange was to read 100 books but I only read 20. I think in fact I did read 25, but some books aren't on goodreads..
I am tempted to go somewhere between 50 or 365 books, or anywhere in-between, but if I only managed to finish 20 this year, would it be more reasonable to go as "low" as 30? Even less?
I'm really confused about what to do. I have like 10 books on my currently reading that I need to finish hopefully this month.
Someone please give me tips on how to be consistent with reading and give me an idea about a number of books to pick for 2023? Thanks!!

If you have been an inconsistent reader, set your yearly goal based on what you can reasonably read in a week or a month and then multiply that by 52 (if weekly) or 12 (if monthly). You may want to increase or decrease the total to allow for times when you typically read more or less than usual (e.g., holidays, summer, etc.). The past couple of years I have set a general goal of 60 books, because I know from experience that I can read that many books in a year, if I make it a priority.

When setting a yearly goal, it may help to set subgoals for different themes, obligations, etc. Having a theme for the year may help keep you engaged. This can be anything like "read more classic literature" or "read books by foreign authors". Obligations would be things like participation in book clubs or reading challenges.

My goal for this year is 75 books because one of my subgoals is to read all of the Rick Riordan Presents books that have been released so far. These are kids' books, generally for upper elementary/middle school readers. So, they should be quick reads. In addition, I have subgoals for my library's book club reads, diverse authors, TBR clean-up, and anything I choose to read just because.

For me structure helps, but it has to be doable and flexible. Using the 2023 Members' Corner to track my progress also helps, as do reading challenges.

Good luck!

Shelley wrote: "If you have been an inconsistent reader, set your yearly goal based on what you can reasonably read in a week or a month and then multiply that by 52 (if weekly) or 12 (if monthly). You may want to..."

Hey, thanks for taking time to reply, it is appreciated!
I finally decided to read 6 books a month, I think I can do that. It seems like a reasonable goal for me. So that's 72 books a year. :)

I put 52 for the past 4 years. So it's like a book a week. 2019 I read 51, 2020 49 books, 2021 48 books This year I currently on 36. I think sometimes there are just some books that seem to take forever to read, like you're just not that into them. This year I had a few that seemed to take me a month to read. I think it's a good to try to pick a time to read and just go with for it. Like if it's like 15-30 minutes before bed or when you get up in the morning if you can do a little bit each day you can chip away at your goals. I think that maybe you shouldn't try to read too many books at the same time. I think I would get my stories and characters all confused. There's nothing wrong with putting down 20 for a goal. If you make it you can always add more or just feel satisfied that you completed what you set out to do.

In 2022 I read 84 books, so this year I'm going to try for 85 books again.