2025 Intentions – Read At Least 15 Minutes A Day

There wasn’t much good about the pandemic. At all. Isolating at home in the midst of the worst health crisis of my lifetime is definitely a personal paradigm changer. One thing it did, though, was get me back into reading. I’m a much better reader than I am a sourdough bread baker, after all.

In order to get back into my reading habit, I tried setting a yearly reading goal, usually a book a week. Unfortunately, that had the side effect of pressuring me to read instead of reading for the enjoyment of it. I was never able to meet that goal and my reading amount dropped each year.

Last year, I changed my focus. instead of trying to read a certain amount each year, my goal was to just read something each day. It didn’t matter how long or how much as long as I read. The results were better than I hoped for as my reading shot up significantly. Ironically, I actually did average a book a week as a result.

Since I was so successful last year, I decided to keep this intention for 2025. To keep my intention smart, I made a specific goal of reading at least 15 minutes each day. I can knock that out with one break from work. Of course, I can and do read more if I want.

For tracking my reading, I’ll use both a reading tracking collection in my bullet journal as well as the StoryGraph website and apps. I prefer StoryGraph to GoodReads as it is not owned by Amazon, while it has many features I enjoy.

You can find me in StoryGraph at https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/kevingamin