Statistically, you will read 79 books in 2023 (Excel 1.3). Based on the data provided from 2012 to 2022, I conducted a regression model. With 67% of the data being explained by the model, the accuracy is not as precise but the outcome reflects a rough estimation. The wide prediction interval underscores the substantial year-to-year fluctuation in reading volume, reflecting that while trends can guide expectations, individual reading habits can vary widely from year to year.​

@GabrielTschelisnig Pray tell me what this "Excel 1.3" you've refered to conduct this statistical analysis, is.

@GabrielTschelisnig

Put up a limit order for you at 65, should be a bargain if your estimate is 79!

Do you have a planned reading list?

@IsaacKing no, hardly ever. It's more of a "want to read" list, but i don't have an ordered list i follow.

At 15 now. Almost 16.

Half the year is over and currently at 14 books. Extrapolates to 28%.

do you have a breakdown of previous years’ books read in each month? (e.g.

22-jan: 4 books

22-feb: 5 books

22-mar: 8 books

etc)

even an estimate would be helpful for updating each month based on how this-month’s number compares to the base rate. thanks!

@SaulMunn Yes, one moment, i'll share that graph

@firstuserhere I will mention a few caveats.

1. The graph doesn't write labels for months but each bar corresponds to a month in sequence.

2. The huge peaks of ~16 typically correspond to the end of a semester in college, and me completing my readings.

3. I graduated from college this year, so there are a lot of dynamic factors about when I read and have free time, which won't extrapolate easily from previous years.

@firstuserhere thank you!!

Goodreads profile in case anyone's interested

I'm setting a limit order at 62, which is what I expected myself to accomplish at the start of the year. So far in 3 months i've read 10 books only, and that extrapolates to just 40 books this year.

So, feel free to bet for or against whether I will get to 62 or not

Books suck, I hope you read no more books ever for your sanity. Hence, I am a no bettor.

@SkepticIC Almost everyone is a NO bettor in this market. To provide trading incentive to others, I'll set a limit order.

Books finished in March: 0

Total finished so far, in 3 months: 10

Books I've finished so far in March : 0

However I have a number of books i'm reading in parallel that i will finish soon (but probably in week 1 of april) (5+ books in parallel).

I've only read one book that I actually enjoyed, how do you read so much

February Update:

I read a lot but I did not read a lot of books in February. It is not easy to strike the balance between maintaining old habits + developing new ones.

Books read in February:

1. The Sounds of Old Earth

2. Mono no Aware

3. Dead Man's Planet

4. Short Stories by Harry Turtledove: Down in the Bottomlands, the Last Article, the Road Not Taken

@firstuserhere

Books read in February: 4

Books read this year-total: 10

@firstuserhere PICK UP THE PACE, I need 100 by the end of the year

5 books read in January:

1. The ones who walk away from Omelas

2. Good Omens

3. Spark: The Definitive Guide

4. How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion

5. The wonderful wizard of Oz

@firstuserhere update/edit: 6 read in january.

6. Old man and the sea by Ernst Hemingway

@firstuserhere I loved good omens

read alot or I'll riot

@DesTiny i had two flights each of 2 hrs today. I walked around the airport listening to a short book, i read another short book on flight 1 and another on flight 2. That's 3 books today. It's my record and i read a lot today ok?

@firstuserhere read 100 books 🙌