I love this! While I’m not much of a book reader, I have put this same sort of quantitative goal into practice with albums in the past and it really does suck the fun out of it, for lack of a better phrase. It can turn a person off from whichever form of media it is (as it’s happened to me recently), which detracts from the point of the works themselves. Totally agree with your points here.
thank you!! i'm glad people could identify with/relate to the post. i can 100% see how those album goals would also be really draining (it's kind of like giving yourself homework? instead of letting it be leisurely)
Yes absolutely! I also think it also largely has to do with the “productivity” mindset our society/generation has come to uphold and the way we were taught how to learn in schools. Definitely a fascinating subject
I follow a “book a week” challenge each year (have never come close to reading 52 books lol) but I agree that the journey with that challenge is much more important than the destination. Each week has a different prompt that helps me read a variety of books, which at the end of the day is more fulfilling than whatever number I get to!
I love this! While I’m not much of a book reader, I have put this same sort of quantitative goal into practice with albums in the past and it really does suck the fun out of it, for lack of a better phrase. It can turn a person off from whichever form of media it is (as it’s happened to me recently), which detracts from the point of the works themselves. Totally agree with your points here.
thank you!! i'm glad people could identify with/relate to the post. i can 100% see how those album goals would also be really draining (it's kind of like giving yourself homework? instead of letting it be leisurely)
Yes absolutely! I also think it also largely has to do with the “productivity” mindset our society/generation has come to uphold and the way we were taught how to learn in schools. Definitely a fascinating subject
I can see that - it's definitely something I've had to try to unlearn a bit
I follow a “book a week” challenge each year (have never come close to reading 52 books lol) but I agree that the journey with that challenge is much more important than the destination. Each week has a different prompt that helps me read a variety of books, which at the end of the day is more fulfilling than whatever number I get to!
that’s a cute idea! i like how there’s prompts and such i feel like that makes it more purposeful