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      <title>Goodreads Reading Challenge 2019</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[I thought I would challenge myself to read more books this year. I decided to set the bar low and aim for completing just 5 books. I consider 5 books a low bar because from what I’ve seen online, other people can finish 5 books in just a few months. I on the other hand, probably have read maybe 2 books, most likely just 1 book per year, for the past decade.&#xA;&#xA;ReadingChallenge2019&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;So I consider finishing 5 books this year a good accomplishment. This would not have been possible had I still been addicted to social media and my smartphone. I also credit the Digital Minimalism book in helping me find more time to read books.  &#xA;&#xA;Actually I finished reading 6 books already this year, I forgot to add The Five People You Meet In Heaven to the list on Goodreads before I took the screenshot. I&#39;m also reading another one that should be completed in a few weeks.&#xA;&#xA;Out of the 5 books I have read this year, I consider Deep Work to be a “life-changing” book. It has totally changed how I view spending my time at work and even at home. &#xA;&#xA;I would say the most fun read was Digital Minimalism. Fun in the sense that I was ecstatic whenever I read about a new tip/trick that can help me reclaim more of my time and attention. &#xA;&#xA;The ultimate page turner out of all of them was The Shadow of What Was Lost. Really good book which gives off a Lord of the Rings vibe. Lots of interesting characters, each with their own story lines. The plot twist at the end was crazy! I already have the second book from this trilogy in my backlog.&#xA;&#xA;Next year I’m going to aim for completing 10 books. Not sure if I can hit that goal, but I will definitely try. It helps that my wife seems to want to buy me books even if I can pay for them myself. I guess that makes me one lucky guy.&#xA;&#xA;Tags: #ReadingChallenge&#xA;&#xA;!--emailsub--&#xA;&#xA;div id=&#34;post-signature&#34;&#xD;&#xA;div class=&#34;alert-info&#34;&#xD;&#xA;ba href=&#34;https://remark.as/p/journal.dinobansigan.com/goodreads-reading-challenge-2019&#34;Discuss.../a/b or leave me a comment below.&#xD;&#xA;/div&#xD;&#xA;/div]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I thought I would challenge myself to read more books this year. I decided to set the bar low and aim for completing just 5 books. I consider 5 books a low bar because from what I’ve seen online, other people can finish 5 books in just a few months. I on the other hand, probably have read maybe 2 books, most likely just 1 book per year, for the past decade.</p>

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<p>So I consider finishing 5 books this year a good accomplishment. This would not have been possible had I still been addicted to social media and my smartphone. I also credit the Digital Minimalism book in helping me find more time to read books.</p>

<p><em>Actually I finished reading 6 books already this year, I forgot to add The Five People You Meet In Heaven to the list on Goodreads before I took the screenshot. I&#39;m also reading another one that should be completed in a few weeks.</em></p>

<p>Out of the 5 books I have read this year, I consider <strong>Deep Work</strong> to be a <em>“life-changing”</em> book. It has totally changed how I view spending my time at work and even at home.</p>

<p>I would say the most fun read was <strong>Digital Minimalism</strong>. Fun in the sense that I was ecstatic whenever I read about a new tip/trick that can help me reclaim more of my time and attention.</p>

<p>The ultimate page turner out of all of them was <strong>The Shadow of What Was Lost</strong>. Really good book which gives off a Lord of the Rings vibe. Lots of interesting characters, each with their own story lines. The plot twist at the end was crazy! I already have the second book from this trilogy in my backlog.</p>

<p>Next year I’m going to aim for completing 10 books. Not sure if I can hit that goal, but I will definitely try. It helps that my wife seems to want to buy me books even if I can pay for them myself. I guess that makes me one lucky guy.</p>

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