2018/01/06

BOOKISH REFLECTIONS:
RESOLUTIONS

It's been a long time since I've had some bookish reflections on here, but I feel like it's time to bring it back! Starting a new year always opens up to a lot of thinking and reflection on my part, as there's something wonderful about a new year starting; and leaving the old behind and starting afresh.

With that comes making resolutions and goals for the new year. Now, I'm not a huge resolution maker in my personal life, but in my book life, every year I made the blog and the channel, I've made some. I've also made lists and lists of books I want to get to in the next year, but the main goals for this year are (as you may have seen in my 2018 video):
Now, in the past year or so, a lot of people in the bookish community, especially on YouTube, have been expressing feeling a certain reading fatigue and I have felt the same in some ways. You'd think maybe not making any resolutions would be the best thing to do, but I've decided to make them anyway. I've also made the decision not to be to bothered by them, which I suppose kind of defeats the purpose, but hear me out.

I think the thing is: I'm happy I've made myself some plans and goals because it's kind of a fun thing to do; to have a list of goals. It also serves as a reminder of the things I want to focus on. I think the numbers of them is the part I'm not going to care that much about; I've said I want to read 10 translated books, but if I read 5 or 3 or 1, I'll be fine, because it really isn't the end of the world. And if I decide I don't want to read any classics during the year, I'll be fine because if I don't feel like doing it, it really is just a list.

I feel like 2018 should be the year I get back into the pure joy of reading, while also slightly trying to expand my reading when it comes to variety (which is what most of my goals are about).

I still feel ambivalent about making resolutions, but please do let me know if you've made any resolutions for this year, and also; do you think they're a good idea, a bad idea or are you a bit on the fence, like me? I'd love to know!
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