I had a phase in 2018 and 2019 where I had a goal of reading at least 50 books. I read 50 in 2018 and 35 in 2019.

I thought that the more books I read, the better thinker I become. Well, I was indeed a better thinker right after reading the book, but I was not good at applying what I have learned. And I could barely summarize the concepts of the books that I have read!

Reading to hit X number of books is not the way to go. It was very stressful. It took the fun out of reading!

Now, the goal is read less books. Focus on applying the concepts.