I guess it's a thing people do, set reading goals for themselves for the new year. Yes, I have been living under a rock, why do you ask? I've seen it all over Bluesky and of course the 2026 Goodreads Reading Challenge.

Best of luck to everyone who has set a goal or joined the challenge!

I will not be joining. I know how my brain works. If I set a reading goal or challenge, I will feel pressured to read. I don't want to feel pressured. Reading is something I do to relax, unwind, escape from the world for awhile. I read when I feel like it, as much as I like, or don't feel like! I can go a month without reading anything, or have days where I read instead of playing video games!

I just do what I want!

I do have a pretty sizeable reading backlog, as shown on my Bluesky page but I feel no particular pressure to read all these in any particular timeframe.