Do you set reading goals for the year?

I read a lot, but I don’t set a goal. I use a Kindle to read a great deal, so I’m hooked up to Goodreads, but I don’t use the website. I honestly done know how many books I read in a year.

Like @Hawaii_Jake, I don’t have a goal. To me it has always been what I learn from the books I read, not how many books I read. I’ve seen people who read a lot but can’t remember anything. I don’t think I read that many books, but I always make sure the make the best of every book I read.

To be clear, I wasn’t sharing my goal to brag or sound superior. That’s just how I keep track of what I read and make sure I set aside time for it, otherwise I worry I would read nothing. Plus, I’m the type who likes to quantify and label and organize everything (perhaps because I was diagnosed with Aspberger’s as a teen) and numbers and lists make it work for me. But if you don’t have a goal, there’s nothing wrong with that. I enjoy reading and I hope others do too, but there are many ways to approach it.

Lately I have kept track of new books I have read. During the pandemic I have had trouble concentrating on new books, so I have reread a lot of old favorites for comfort. So yes, I kind of do set goals, now, to step outside of the comfort area. Fortunately, my tastes in reading are all over the map, so the choices are unlimited.

No. although I have started using Goodreads to keep track of what I’ve read. I read 50–60 books a year so I don’t feel the need to set any goals. It would be like setting goals for eating.

I don’t. I tend to read a lot of magazines in addition to books. I read “The New Yorker” when I can. I admit I only read about a book a month and that’s for a book group that I’m a member of.

My goal is to learn how to read.

@jca2 I read magazines too, including The New Yorker and the New York Review of Books (and both help me get ideas of what books I might want to read).

@Entropy Lol. I believe in you. :P

Not on an annual level. Reading and books is just a part of me since I was 5 years old.
I do use Good Reads to store information on my reading. I read about 30–40 books annually. I do put items in my Good Reads list but I typically just buy books as I see interests. I typically have a stack of 5 books ready to go between buying, the Library, and book sharing or Book club.

@Locke I used to work retail books, and I got a lot of ideas from places like Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist for well written books and talented authors. I recommend checking them out for titles to put into your TBR pile. I have never been disappointed in a Publisheres Weekly starred review title.

I read a lot. I don’t set any goals.
I just read a book from my endless stack, then choose a new book.