I got an iPad for Christmas and decided I now have no excuse to not read. My biggest complaint was that I hated carrying around a book in my already overstuffed purse (life). So now that I have the ability to have many books available to me at the tap of a screen I set out on the mission: 12 books in 2012. In order to not feel inundated with this task I obviously decided to keep the pace of 1 book a month. As we close on January with "The Help" AND "New New Rules with Bill Maher", I bring on February with "Bossypants". Thus far I am not only ahead of the game plan by reading two books in the 1st month, but I am really enjoying the residual benefits that are coming along with this goal. I tend to watch TV less, I am reading more about reading (in the attempt to pick my next book for the following month), I am using the Internet less on my phone commuting from meetings on the train (and if anyone knows me I am constantly going over on my data plan because of my excessive web browsing) so using it less is definitely a good thing, and the most obvious benefit is that I am becoming more knowledgeable & well rounded.
The only negative ramification I am seeing to this is that when I am caught up in a book, not much else gets done. I set my Saturday plans to grocery shop, do laundry, clean the apartment and before I know it...its 5 pm and I am still laying in bed reading. So if there was a way to keep my activity up, but also have enough time to read, that would be ideal. Anyway I should stop writing and get my nose back in that book. Any suggestions are welcome & appreciated. Thanks & Happy Reading.
I am making terrible progress on this goal. I haven't started a book since Bossypants.
ReplyDeleteI just downloaded two books last night. One non fiction and one fiction. I hope to knock both of them out on vacation next week. MUST finish 12 books by year end. Wish me luck!