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2018 BLOGGING + READING GOALS • Maybe I Should Not?

January 22, 2018 Comments : 5

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After four years of setting goals for the new year, I’m coming to the conclusion—at least, I’ve always known—that setting them won’t work for me?

My instincts were right! Setting a goal does nothing for me because I’m a mood person. I’ll read when I want to. I’ll write when I want to. Usually when I set a reading or blogging goal, I only think about what I want to accomplish as I’m typing the post, and then the next day, I completely forget that I’ve even set them, which is terrible all around. The only goals I actually pay attention to is the Goodreads challenge; as long as I read 100+ books, I’m golden. It’s a non-stressful goal that I know I’ll achieve.

Knowing that I won’t achieve all the goals I’ve set for the New Year—does that bother me? Will I not set any goals? Not at all. I think there are a few I will always set for myself to achieve every New Year.

First, let’s take a look at how I did with my 2017 goals! (*Loud laughter*)

2017 GOALS: HOW DID I DO?

Key: Yes · No · Sort of

  • Read more comics/graphic novels and write more posts about them.  

I’ve been starting to? Not as much as I had hoped.

  • Read unread TBR books from my bookshelves (Goal: At least two books)

Hahahahahahahahaha, that didn’t happen. I can’t say I’m surprised? Because I’m never in the mood to pick up books from my shelves. I did manage to read some TBR comics on my bookshelves. The novels though? HA.

  • Do a massive book purge. 

This didn’t really happen either. I’m just failing, lol. I look at my shelf, and I want to keep everything! I think I did a book purge earlier in 2017, but it wasn’t significant enough to make a difference. :(

2018 GOALS: WHAT DO I PLAN TO ACHIEVE?

All these goals are ones I’ve always set for myself, so cross my fingers 2018 is the year I do all of them!

  • Read at least 100 books. (Goodreads Challenge, baby!)
  • Read more comics/graphic novels and write more posts about them.
  • Read unread TBR books from my bookshelves (Goal: At least two books)
  • Do a massive book purge. 
  • Make a list of all the books I physically own. 
Did you achieve your 2017 goals? What goals do you want to achieve in 2018?

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Comments

  1. Dena @ Batch of Books says

    January 22, 2018 at 7:24 am

    I always want to do a book purge, but I have the same problem. I want to keep everything! You never know, I might read it again one day. Haha!

    Good luck on your goals for 2018!

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  2. Morgan @ The Bookish Beagle says

    January 24, 2018 at 8:49 pm

    I’m the same way when it comes to goals- I’m such a mood reader (and mood everything else). But I did accomplish a few of my reading and blogging goals! This year I want to focus on my writing goals, reading more from my owned books, and commenting more regularly on blogs. We’ll see how it goes!

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  3. Lauren says

    January 29, 2018 at 1:50 pm

    Short and straight to the point, ok im inspired to finally make mine goal list for 2018

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  4. Tanya Patrice says

    January 30, 2018 at 4:17 pm

    Good luck with your goals this year – you can do it :-) I’m trying something different this year and not only making year long reading goals, but breaking it down and reviewing every month and reading the books I need to no matter what.

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  5. Amanda @ Vivalabooks says

    February 1, 2018 at 10:05 pm

    haha This is unfortunately so true with me too. I always set way too ambitious of goals, so I’m trying to be more realistic this year. I’m trying to read 50 books, and write more reviews. I feel like I read a ton, and never end up writing reviews for most of the books. Good luck with your goals!

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