Will I accomplish my Goodreads challenge ?
Hello everyone !
So, we are only a few weeks left in 2017 already .. And to all of you that have a goodreads know that you have this little “challenge” every years where you can put how many books you wanna read within the year and it counts all books that you will mark as “read” so you can see how far you’ve become and everything, which is kinda neat if you ask me !
Now, I started my booklr in July/August .. which is kinda late within the year, and had no idea this was even a thing beforehand. That being said, I originally put 25books – to have a goal “like everyone else” but soon saw it wasn’t quite achievable for me, as im still recovering from a lack of concentration/the impact my mental health had on it/Book slump, etc.. So I lowered to 10 in fear of not being able to reach that many and that it could depress me even more (as i’m not too proud on how my reading took a hit and isn’t as I know it was before).
Within’ this period, I DNF’ed quite a lot of books.. leading to only 5 of them being finished & reviewed. And as explained in my post “Why i’ve been lacking”, I don’t think I would be able to read 5 more books in such that short amount of time 😪but that’s okay ! Let just hope things gets better and i’d try again with more time next year (or even with a lower goal).here’s my goodreads stats for this year, in case you would be curious !
Did you participated in a Goodreads 2017 challenge ? If so did you completed it or no ?
let me know in the comments xx
Hey do not lose your heart.
The challenges and the numbers you aim for are just a guideline. We may reach or not, it is definitely not a yardstick to compare with others. So chill, enjoy reading and read for reading sake, not to raise your number 🙂 Merry Christmas Kristina
Awww iknow, thank you. It’s so easy to compare some times 😪 A very merry christmas to you too 💕
Hey do not lose your heart.
The challenges and the numbers you aim for are just a guideline. We may reach or not, it is definitely not a yardstick to compare with others. So chill, enjoy reading and read for reading sake, not to raise your number 🙂 Merry Christmas Kristina
Awww iknow, thank you. It’s so easy to compare some times 😪 A very merry christmas to you too 💕
I totally understand. I see people with goals in the 50s, 60s, and 70s and I am just impressed. I set my goal at 20 this year but didn’t reach it. I believe I am around 15-16? I’m so bad at logging my books on goodreads, so I don’t really know. Sometimes I think this challenge can be a bad thing because it adds some pressure. Just don’t worry about it and read what you want when you want. My goal this year is to make a very small goal and then if I reach it, I will raise it up slightly. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!
Thank you! Merry christmas & happy early new year! Mmhmm, sometimes seeing how well others do in comparason is really painful at times ..If you think about it, anything can add pressure 🤷🏽♀️ we just need to be more forgetful about ourselves, start lower and more realistically and trying not to compare. Let’s learn how far we can go and respect our bondary! 😄
I totally understand. I see people with goals in the 50s, 60s, and 70s and I am just impressed. I set my goal at 20 this year but didn’t reach it. I believe I am around 15-16? I’m so bad at logging my books on goodreads, so I don’t really know. Sometimes I think this challenge can be a bad thing because it adds some pressure. Just don’t worry about it and read what you want when you want. My goal this year is to make a very small goal and then if I reach it, I will raise it up slightly. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!
Thank you! Merry christmas & happy early new year! Mmhmm, sometimes seeing how well others do in comparason is really painful at times ..If you think about it, anything can add pressure 🤷🏽♀️ we just need to be more forgetful about ourselves, start lower and more realistically and trying not to compare. Let’s learn how far we can go and respect our bondary! 😄
I am almost *completely* sure you will achieve your goal next year though 🙂 because we will be motivating you basically to the moon and around the whole solar system 😀 with that kind of motivation, you’re sure to finish! 🙂
Hehe thank you lovely! 💕 and to be fair i’ll have more time as I only started at summertime
I am almost *completely* sure you will achieve your goal next year though 🙂 because we will be motivating you basically to the moon and around the whole solar system 😀 with that kind of motivation, you’re sure to finish! 🙂
Hehe thank you lovely! 💕 and to be fair i’ll have more time as I only started at summertime
tbh i cound DNF books too and everyone needs goals suitable to them.
when iwas in education still and i was trying to keep up w everyone it was the WORST!
do what is good for you!!
I now have a DNF shelf.. idk I dont feel fair to count them as I barely cross the middle yknow? Yeah definately! We must learn our limit and accept them ☺️
tbh i cound DNF books too and everyone needs goals suitable to them.
when iwas in education still and i was trying to keep up w everyone it was the WORST!
do what is good for you!!
I now have a DNF shelf.. idk I dont feel fair to count them as I barely cross the middle yknow? Yeah definately! We must learn our limit and accept them ☺️