New Years Resolutions

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 Yes, it can sometimes be hard to pick a goal for the new year, especially being in the middle of a pandemic. However, here you will find a list of reading-related goals which you could undertake for 2021 to keep you smarter than ever and see you read more books than ever.

My main 2021 goal is to read 20 books and obviously you will be aware of many of the books I read from the reviews I will post on this blog. Anyway lets get straight to it.


  1. Read your favourite authors books- the books they read not the books they write.
  2. Read books with your friends.
  3. Borrow books from a friend.
  4. Try a new genre(s).
  5. Join your local library.
  6. Find a booktuber, ideally whose opinion you trust.
  7. Try a memoir that speaks to you.
  8. Learn something new, from reading.
  9. Pick a destination and then read about it.
  10. Develop a reading routine.
  11. Read a certain number of books a month.
  12. Read a certain number of books this year.
  13. Read more.
  14. Read more often.
  15. Read daily.
  16. Read for a minimum of 15 minutes a day.
  17. Pack a book in your bag and read when in a queue or when on the bus.
  18. Pick up a book for you and your friend then plan a coffee date to discuss the book.]
  19. Turn off the news and read a book.
  20. Avoid Television/turn off television and read a book.
  21. Start a reading streak.
  22. Start a reading race, the first one to read the most books in a month gets treated to dinner by the loser.
  23. Read whilst exercising, read on the treadmill, stair climber or ellpitical machines or use audio books.
  24. Start a book club, may be harder during the Coronavirus but you could start a virtual one.
  25. Trade an episode of television a week for half and hour of reading.
  26. Find a time to read and stick to it.
  27. Hold yourself accountable by posting your progress on social media, you might also inspire your friends to read more during the process.
  28. Pick an author you love and read all of their books in order from the first to the last.
  29. Make more time for reading.
  30. Give yourself goals around reading.
  31. Make a list or keep a book diary
  32. And you can also use GoodReads for book tracking.
  33. Spend less time on screen and more time in a book.
  34. Keep your books tidy and well presented.
  35. Read the books you have always wanted to.
  36. Read books from your 'To be read' pile.
  37. Share books with your friends.
  38. Make room in the budget for books or borrow them.
  39. Try something new.
  40. Read with you children.
  41. Read one or more books for every book you check out (or buy)
  42. Read a book(s) you have always meant to read.
  43. Join a book club
  44. Sort out your collection and sell old books
  45. Support your library
  46. Make more frequent use of libraries
  47. Read something outside the usual sphere
  48. Re-read some of your old favourites
  49. Learn everything about one or more of your favourite books.
  50. Read a specific number of pages a day
  51. Spend more time reading
  52. Listen to more Audiobooks
  53. Read more diverse books/ books you would not normally read
  54. Only read things you find interesting
  55. Make more reading friends
  56. Stop buying books
  57. Organise your bookshelves
  58. Declutter your books
  59. Track your reading; How many books, what genre, how many pages etc.
  60. Read some old books
  61. Similarly, read books from the public domain
  62. Never be without a book
  63. Stop racking up library fines
  64. Read outside
  65. Learn your librarians name
  66. Finish each book you start
  67. Explore more genres
  68. Read the book before you watch the movie
  69. Always be ready with the next read
  70. Write to authors you appriciate
  71. Save favourite quotes or passages in your reading journal
  72. Go to your local book shop
  73. Keep a record of all the books you finish
  74. Give more books as gifts
  75. Visit all the libraries in your county
  76. Don't look ahead!
  77. Read with others
  78. Read an Epic poem
  79. Attend a Literary even/Author session
  80. Re-read your childhood favourites
  81. Begin a book collection
  82. Add a certain book to your collection
  83. Read or collect all the books in a series
  84. Take a book-based trip
  85. Create a compresenion quiz for each book you read
  86. Write a summary for each book you read
  87. Buy a bookmark or make one
  88. Donate your read books which you will not read again
  89. Read a book from an author you have not heard of before
  90. Go to a book signing
  91. Review books
  92. Take part in a reading challenge
  93. Spend your free time reading
  94. Encourage your friends or family to start reading
  95. Never stop reading
Anyway, there are some ideas of book related new year resolutions you can undertake. Not all of them will be good for you but there will be a few which will be good for you and suit your goals and lifestyle. Please feel free to comment below what your New Years resolution is as I would love to know!

Below you can also see my progress from my 2020 reading challenge and as you can see I succeeded my goal of reading 10 books and I have actually read 15 books which is great.

2020 Reading Challenge

2020 Reading Challenge
Charlie has completed his goal of reading 10 books in 2020!
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