I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you don’t \*need\* to read more books in 2024 👀. Friendly reminder of your “rights of the reader”:
* **🙅 The right not to read**. Reading should be a choice, not a chore. To enjoy it, you need to first give yourself the permission not to read.
* **🚀 The right to skip pages**. There are no “rules” of reading, you own your reading experience. Skip pages, skip chapters, read the book out of order if you like.
* **🥱 The right to not finish the book**. If you’re finishing every book you start you’re doing something wrong: you’re probably finishing books not worth your time.
* **✨ The right to read anything**. Don’t shackle yourself to one genre, whether it’s the NYT bestseller list of modern non-fiction or the complete works of Tolstoy. There is wisdom and joy and beauty out there, and it’s hidden everywhere
Happy New Year! (adapted from my longer post [here](https://newsletter.pnote.eu/p/read-fewer-books))
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by przem8k