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Are Reading Goals Any Good? A Look at the Data and an Update on My Big-Ass Classic Novel Goal

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Joel J Miller
Oct 07, 2026
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Some people love reading goals. Others? Not so much. I’m in the first camp, but the research on reading goals is admittedly mixed. One study by Yasaman Jafari and colleagues of Goodreads challenges, for instance, found the vast majority of participants—81 percent of 787 users—logged more books during years they participated in challenges than those they…

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