I refuse to set a goal that puts pressure on me. I only set a #of books goal because both of the apps I've used to log my books have them and it makes it easier to see the books I read broken down by year, but I ignore that goal.

To avoid buying books that I later decide not to read, I use the library. I learned a long time ago that the pleasure or excitement of finding and buying books has nothing to do with my reading hobby.

Why do you want to read more? What do you hope to get out of reading books? Once you can answer those questions, you may be able to choose a book that you want to read.

Most of my reading goals are about my purpose for reading. Last year I wanted to explore new genres, so I set goals to accomplish that purpose. This year I want to explore new cultures so I'm choosing books written by authors from a variety of countries.