Reading
I aspire to read a book/day, in addition to daily History (4 sources), my email,
and the news (2 sources).
The Economist and NYT demand a large chunk of my day.
I want to learn to speed-read.
I have 3 books that list other books:
Harold Bloom’s Western Canon
501 Must-Read Books
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
I also want to read all the award-winners.
I have 2 yoga books, 9 masd (martial arts/self defense) books, 8 joke books, a (huge, heavy) trivia collection (on loan), and spanish materials (14), awaiting, as well.
Though for awhile now (over a year), I have been distracted by music, email, news, wikipedia, and history, I’d like to get back in the habit of processing and crunching my way through book lists of recommended literature, award-winners, and my favorite authors.
It would be nice to count all the books, own all the books, and set a schedule, to actually FINISH all the books! Then I can I sit back, watch tv, and maybe write a book or two of my own :-). Owning, of course, is not necessary, with libraries and interlibrary loans and the internet. And things like Kindles. But having a number quantifying how many books (even better, the number of pages/book!), and an amount of time, I could feel much better about my quest. Being informed and educated and entertained is an Epic Adventure!
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