John Downey on Mythryl: “Got back into reading this year by keeping three books going at once…”

Got back into reading this year by keeping three books going at once and switching by chapter. It removed just enough friction to keep momentum. Wrote up what worked and what I noticed along the way: jtdowney.com/blog/2025/12/18/...

jtdowney.comSo I Got Back Into ReadingI started the year with a reading goal of 12 books because I was trying to become a person who reads again. One a month felt realistic. It was a way to commit without pretending I knew exactly how it would fit into real life. Once it was obvious I was going to clear 12, I escalated the goal to 26. One every two weeks felt like a useful constraint, the kind that nudges you forward without turning a hobby into a performance review.

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