Now that my move is complete and life is settling into some semblance of a normal routine, I'm finally feeling like I have time to read again. In the spirit of reducing the time I spend in front of a screen and increasing the time I spend in front of a page, I have created my own reading challenge for 2016.
I've called it "Get Out of Your Comfort Zone" because the focus is on expanding your perspective and being more open to ideas that are different from your own. I believe the world would be a much kinder place if we could all be more empathetic and understanding of others' opinions and life experiences. Even where we differ, humans all have the same basic need to connect with each other and to find meaning in life.
I'd love it if you'd read along with me and let me know how you're doing!
2016 Reading Challenge: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
o A book that teaches you
a new skill
o A book that inspires you
o A book about creativity
o A book about relationships
o A book about science
o A book about a spiritual tradition different
from your own
o A book written from a political viewpoint
different from yours
o A book about one of your personal heroes
o A book featuring a topic that piques your
curiosity
o A book featuring one or more LGBTQ characters
o A book with a female protagonist
o A book by a female author
o The first book in a series
o A book set in a foreign country
o A book not originally written in your native
language
o A book that transports you to a faraway place
and/or time
o A book with gorgeous cover art
o A book with a green cover
o A book with green in the title
o A book written by John Green
o A classic you SHOULD have read in high school
o A book you loved as a child or young adult
o A banned or challenged book
o A book you are embarrassed to read in public
o A collection of short stories
o A book of poetry
o A mystery
o Historical fiction set in a time that
fascinates you
o A fairy tale retelling
o A genre-bending book
o An award-winning book
o A book by an author who shares your first or
last name
o A book by an author you would love to meet
o A book by an author you would NOT want to meet
Here's the printable version of the list in one page and printable bookmarks.
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Here's my progress so far:
o A book that teaches you a new skill--The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
o A book that inspires you--Big Magic
o A book about creativity--Fire Up Your Writing Brain
o A book about a spiritual tradition different from your own--The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
o A book featuring a topic that piques your curiosity--Weed: The User's Guide
o A book featuring one or more LGBTQ characters--Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
o A book with a female protagonist--Pandora Gets Jealous
o A book by a female author--Airhead
o A book with a green cover--Mary Jane: The Complete Marijuana Handbook for Women
o A book you loved as a child or young adult--The Mouse and the Motorcycle
o A collection of short stories--100 Years of the Best American Short Stories
o A mystery--The Girl on the Train
o A fairy tale retelling--Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version
o A genre-bending book--The Tooth Fairy
o A book by an author you would love to meet--Quiet: The Power of Introverts...
o A book by an author you would NOT want to meet--Damned
Is anybody reading along with me?
o Historical fiction set in a time that fascinates you--Anne Frank and Me
o The first book in a series--Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go
o A book that transports you to a faraway place and/or time--Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
o An award-winning book--The Illuminated Adventures of Flora & Ulysses
o A bok not originally written in your native language--The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
o A book with gorgeous cover art--The Dark Divine
o A book written by John Green--Paper Towns
o A book you are embarrassed to read in public--Gangs: Stories of Life and Death from the Street (This was kind of a cheat because the only book I've truly been embarrassed to read in public was 50 Shades of Grey and once was enough. I wasn't going to reread that!)
o A book about relationships--The Five Love Languages
o A book about one of your personal heroes--I Am Malala
o A book set in a foreign country--In the Time of the Butterflies
o A classic you SHOULD have read in high school--Where the Red Fern Grows
o A book with "Green" in the title--Green: A Field Guide to Marijuana
o A banned or challenged book--The Bluest Eye
o A book of poetry--The Best Poems Ever: A Collection of Poetry's Greatest Voices
o A book by an author who shares your first or last name--The All Soul's trilogy
** Only two left! New challenge coming soon. :)
o A book written from a political viewpoint different from your own--Assholes: A Theory
o A book about science--Hemp Diseases and Pests: Management and Biological Control
Whew! All done.
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