I am determined not to let Monday’s go without posting how my reading week went, and let me tell you that I am really excited with this week’s result.

There’s finally a sense of rhythm in my progress, I have placed little goals thru-out the days so that the task at hand doesn’t feel monumental, more like little towards a bigger goal at the end of the day, well, this week it payed off tremendously.

Now let’s get down to business, my current total is 5,330 of the 64,952 pages of this year’s goal, that’s 2,054 more than last week, and the current projection for the total at the end of the year made a substantial leap from last week number and now sits at 61,938 pages, this not only improved more than 13,098 pages from last week, but it also puts a little under my goal of the year.

My reading schedule it’s right on the money , I’am 1 day ahead on my reading, its no surprise since I finish the fourth volume of the Saga of the Seven Suns, Scattered Suns, and started really early with the fifth volume, Of Fire and Night, and I am already on page 241 of 645, how early you may ask, my schedule marked the beginning of this volume for today, this is exactly how things should be moving along.

For this week I have finally achieved balance from what was supposed to be my total at the end of week four, for this week I have only to read the 178 pages total for each day, that’s 1,246 total pages by the end of the week, to keep my reading on track, but I’ll be aiming to average above 200 daily page to buy me some room in case of future lazy weeks.

My favorite thing about the current pace is how it reflects on some aspects of the broader picture, each and every week my numbers show the kind of momentum I expect, but what happen with the projections for reaching the golden prize was a pleasant surprise.

On what concerns my first 500,000 pages, I have only 144,093 pages left, and the new date of reaching that goal is September 1, 2026, that’s 19 days sooner than last week, still my sights are pointed at March 20, 2023 as the desired date to reach the first half of the challenge, this is thinking of having at least 3,000 days to read the other half, giving me an approximate daily average to read of 170 pages, close to my current daily average, which is challenging but doable.

Now for the golden prize of 1,000,000 pages, to my delight the projections puts it 8,422 days away, a 64 day gain from the last week, making the end date is July 26, 2044, that’s 4,800 days after the original plan, 58 days less that the last projection, this kind of gigantic leaps give me new breath to keep on pushing to reach that coveted goal, and as I said last week, the proximity of the calculations made it seem as a step back on my progress, good thing I didn’t panic.

To summary the numbers from my Journey Back, here are the numbers that officially kick-off the new year of reading:

• Pages to reach 500,000: 144,093 pages
• Days to reach 1,000,000: 8,422 days
• Days behind schedule: 4,800 days

I’ll make a new tradition for the always dreaded Monday, and for me at least they will hopefully become day of great joy, full of books and caffeine.

Off to read.

azr.

I have been running a bit late with posting each week’s result, thankfully that has not been the case of my reading, because after 3 weeks of intense sessions this year is shaping up to be my best one yet.

My intention is to start posting on Monday the result of each week, this is to coincide with how I structured this year’s weeks, and to be perfectly honest, it is really helpful to close out each week with a beautiful lazy Sunday of reading.

Now let’s get down to business, my current total is 3,275 of the 64,952 pages of this year’s goal, the current projection for the total at the end of the year sits at 48,840 pages, this not only improved more than 4,000 pages from last week, but it also puts me over my best year by a solid 1,000 pages.

My reading schedule it’s a little behind , 5 days to be precise, but with the whopping results from the last 5 days, which include 3 days over 300 pages, and the challenge of reading one book per week is right on the money, I am closing in to the halfway point of this week’s book, Scattered Suns, and it’s only Tuesday, I like my chances of getting this straighten out by the time of my next report.

For this week I have to read an additional 82 pages, to the 178 pages total for each day, to balance out my laziness from the second week of year, that means that by the end of this week I should sum-up a total 1,820 in order to start next week’s without any back log, easily done.

My favorite thing about the current pace is how it reflects on some aspects of the broader picture, each and every week my numbers show the kind of momentum I expect, even if it’s on the negative side, as I said in past post, with the passing of each week my schedule tightens a little more, is of the utmost importance to keep the momentum to reach the golden prize.

On what concerns my first 500,000 pages, I have only 146,148 pages left, and the new date of reaching that goal is September 20, 2026, that’s 4 days sooner than the post, still my sights are pointed at March 20, 2023 as the desired date to reach the first half of the challenge, this is thinking of having at least 3,000 days to read the other half, giving me an approximate daily average to read of 170 pages, close to my current daily average, which is challenging but doable.

Now for the golden prize of 1,000,000 pages, to my shock the projections puts it 8,486 days away, a 7 day loss from the last post, making the end date is September 22, 2044, that’s 4,858 days after the original plan, 8 days more that the last projection, this kind of step back is what puts a dent on my overall progress, only for this time I’ll attribute it to the proximity of the calculations, and not start panicking just yet. .

To summary the numbers from my Journey Back, here are the numbers that officially kick-off the new year of reading:

• Pages to reach 500,000: 146,148 pages
• Days to reach 1,000,000: 8,486 days
• Days behind schedule: 4,858 days

Let’s see on next Monday fairs on the broader picture, for now, I’ll enjoy this few rainy days over the desert.

Off to read.

azr.