Since my early 20s I've always been carrying books around but never really committed to a yearly reading goal. For 2025 I was inspired by a friend, who read upwards of 2500 books in her lifetime, to setup a reading goal after she told me she wanted to read an additional 100 books throughout the year. My goal was to read a minimum of a book a month which was, apparently, too conservative as I got upwards of 35 this year in addition to quite a few science based magazines.
The amount of books isn't as important as what we're able to learn from them. While I can't recall every details of every book I read, the below are the ones that I connected with the most:
- "The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark" book by Carl Sagan explores the "why" people still believe in pseudo-science today.
- "Letters from a Stoic" book by Seneca (2024 modern translation) is a classic that explores the futility of accumulating things and what is required to be at peace with death (or at least try to be).
- "A Thomas Jefferson Education" book by Oliver DeMille is information I wished I would of gotten sooner in my self-improvement journey. If you're just starting out, this is one of the first books you should pick up.
The goal for next year will be 20 books. I have no idea how my friend is able to read 100 books/year... At 35 books, I already felt like I was reading all the time; Maybe I need to ask her if she reads in her sleep?
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