jamesm38•5d agoTop Commenter

I found a stat that totally changed how I track reading in my journal

Was looking up reading stats online and found out the average person only reads about 12 books a year. I had been tracking how many pages I read each month instead of books finished, and now I realize that number is way more useful for my bujo spreads. Anyone else ditch page counts for something simpler?

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rubys805d ago

Yeah I made that switch last year. Page counts just got too messy especially with different book sizes and formats. Now I just track each book title and a quick star rating in my monthly spread. Takes way less space and I actually stick with it longer than two weeks.

victor_jones995d ago

Wait wait wait, the average person only reads 12 books a year? That's like one a month. I thought that number would be way higher honestly.

felix_hayes645d ago

Read an article last month that said most people lie about how much they read anyway. So 12 might even be generous. The same study showed like 40% of adults haven't cracked a book in the past year that wasn't for work or school. Which honestly tracks when you think about how much time people spend scrolling their phones. I barely manage 6 or 7 a year myself and I actually like reading.