My Relationship with Reading

I’ve watched numerous videos on YouTube, read articles on Medium, and perused personal blogs about people's experiences with books. All of them echo the same sentiment: "When I was a kid, I used to read a lot. But when I became an adult, I stopped reading." Answer in Progress even made a video investigating and analyzing the "phenomenon" of why bookworms stopped reading.

Long story short, the same thing that happened to those bookworms happened to me. As I grew older, my reading dwindled. I once loved reading, but now the idea of picking up a book and start reading suddenly seems extremely difficult. I lost my motivation and became undisciplined with my reading routine. This needs to change.

And so, after finding inspiration from Huyen Chip, I've decided to transform my relationship with books and reading. I want to embark on a journey to try and finish 1000 books by the end of my lifetime. It's a monumental challenge to undertake after not reading for so long, it will take a lifetime of commitment, and I may not succeed. But I know this journey will change how I read, how I approach reading, and who I am as a person (hopefully for the better). So, I want to give it a try.

Not all of these books are going to be great or extraordinary, but they will be books that I've read and experienced. I will document my reading journey here and promise to adhere to a disciplined reading routine. Wish me luck!