{"id":1752,"date":"2025-12-19T11:38:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T11:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/?p=1752"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:38:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T11:38:23","slug":"creative-reading-challenges-without-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/creative-reading-challenges-without-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Hate Reading Goals? These Reading Challenges Are for You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Around this time of year readers across our community set themselves reading goals. Most of the time we hear about numerical reading challenges, such as the GoodReads reading challenge where the goal is to read a set amount of books in a year. I\u2019ve always participated in these challenges myself, but as a mood reader, I find the constant pressure of a number hanging over me all year exhausting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, I decided to opt out. I set my GoodReads reading challenge to 1 title. While I ended up reading more than that, I never once felt stressed about hitting a target. For me, traditional reading challenges can easily become toxic, dictating what and how we read. That\u2019s exactly what I want to avoid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So this year, I\u2019m sharing alternative non-numerical reading challenges that focus on curiosity, intention, and enjoyment, not reading a set number of books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tackle Your TBR: A Reading Challenge to Clear Your Unread Pile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I know, I know\u2026 Buying books and reading books are two separate hobbies, and collecting books is fun. But in a world where overconsumption is rife, it\u00b4s time to check out those piles of unread books at home. Challenge yourself to tackle the books you already have at home. 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Select a few decades that interest you and read books either written or set during that decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read Around the World: A Global Reading Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u00b4s very easy to unintentionally be drawn to books that reflect your own environment, but it&#8217;s way more fun to travel the world through your reading! Challenge yourself to read books from around the world, maybe one from each continent? If you need inspiration on where to travel first: check out our Read Around the World <a href=\"https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/top-books-by-south-african-authors\/\">blog series.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mindful Reading Challenge: Read With Intention and Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Start the year with a fresh notebook. Each time you finish a book, write down something meaningful, such as the opening or closing sentence, and journal around it. 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I wouldn\u00b4t want to be judged by my face, yet I tend to judge every single book I read by its cover, ironic isn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Name Twin Reading Challenge: Read a Book by an Author Who Shares Your Name<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Scandinavian with an extremely Scandinavian name, this will be a fun one. Try to find a book where the author shares your first name. 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