A little over ten years ago, I stumbled across Art Garfunkel's reading list ( https://www.artgarfunkel.com/en/bibliothek ). Hitherto, the concept of setting and tracking a reading goal never crossed my mind. Inspired by one half of the greatest musical duo, every year since, I have set an elaborate--yet achievable--reading goal. For the first decade, the goal was roughly 30 books and 10,000 pages. As someone who loves reading and challenges, I figured this goal doable. However, year after year, I failed. Excuses such as not enough time and too many other commitments never assuaged the nagging sense of failure. Truth be told, I overestimated by propensity for laziness and lack of planning. Plenty of friends with two jobs, multiple children, and other time-consuming obligations managed to crush their reading goals. They accomplished it, because they prioritized reading. Not discouraged enough to quit, I changed my reading goal last year (202...