2017 readolution: a plan for a well-read year

while 2016 was certainly a rough year for many, I’m grateful for the moments of positivity that punctuated its 365 days. one such instance was the unexpected joy of turning a new, longer commute into time for reading (thank you, RTD). and, as a result, I was able to get through more books last year than in any one prior.

on the heels of my reading accomplishments of 2016, I’m launching my 2017 readolution. a known lover of lists and structure, I created the following reading goals as a way to keep myself accountable, finally finish all of the unread books on my shelves (there are many) and ensure I’m reading a diverse mix of books. I’m excited to tackle the goals that follow and will be providing updates throughout the year. 

I will read:

• all book club books (~10)
• at least one book per week
• a chapter each week in a year of living mindfully
• one page daily in 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne’s Precepts

I will read again:

• She’s Come Undone, Wally Lamb
• the War of Art, Steve Pressfield
• Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath
• Wonder, R.J. Palacio (book club)

I will read:

1. When Breath Becomes Air, Paul Kalanithi
2. the one-minute meditator, David Nichol and Bill Birchard
3. If Our Bodies Could Talk: A Guide to Operating and Maintaining a Human Body, James Hamblin
4. The Book of Joy, Dalai Lama + Desmond Tutu + Douglas Abrams
5. Brave Enough, Cheryl Strayed
6. On Your Own Way: Women Travel the World Solo
7. The Knowledge: A Too Close to True Novel, Steve Pressfield
8. All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr
9. The Gift, Lewis Hyde
10. Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl
11. The Well Life, Borten and Borten
12. Tenth of December, George Saunders
13. Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change, Pema Chodron
14. Presence, Amy Cuddy
15. I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn’t), Brene Brown
16. Fig, Sarah Elizabeth Schantz
17. The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted, Elizabeth Burg
18. The Gifts of Imperfection, Brene Brown
19. Lunch With Buddha, Roland Merullo
20. The Girls with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy Schumer
21. The Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery, Robert Kolker (book club)
22. 10% Human, Alanna Collen (book club)
23. The Accidental Empress, Allison Pataki (book club)
24. Spinster: Making a Life of One’s Own, Kate Bolick
25. essentialism, Greg McKeon
26. Originals, Adam Grant
27. The Princess Diarist, Carrie Fisher
28. How to Be Alive, Colin Beavan
29. Writing Wild, Tina Welling
30. The Not So Big Life, Sarah Susanka
31. bird by bird, Annie Lamont
32. A Path Appears, Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
33. The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron
34. Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman
35. Dataclysm, Christian Rudder
36. Today Will Be Different, Maria Semple
37. The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds, Michael Lewis
38. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Phil Knight
39. Carry On, Warrior: The Power of Embracing Your Messy, Beautiful Life, Glennon Doyle Melton
40. The Underground Railroad: A Novel, Colson Whitehead
41. Additional book club choices, TBD
42. New releases in 2017 (~5)
43. Quarterly issues of Bella Grace Magazine
44. Bi-monthly issues of Harvard Business Review

have you set any reading goals for 2017? I’d love to hear about them in the comments. happy reading!