I quite enjoy reading challenges. For me they can add another dimension to my reading as some focus on diversity or books that I might have been avoiding. Some are just plain fun.
I got asked during my reading challenge wrap up of last year how I keep track of doing all these reading challenges. This is still something I have been developing over the years but I am pretty tight on keeping track of things. I enjoy keeping track of these things, like the reading statistics.
My way of keeping track is in various places, and they certainly won’t work for everyone. I’m just going to walk you guys through them all though and maybe you can take something from it. As long as you enjoy doing it.
Bullet Journal
Something new I have been doing this year is a bullet journal. Now I am not keeping track of weekly or monthly spread in tasks or daily organizer for my life. A lot of the things I have in there are trackers. Mood and running tracker. Daily gratitude. And I keep track of a lot of reading things like my reading challenges and some reading goals. For some reading challenges i am participating in I have created a spread. I also do this with readathons I am participating in.
I decided againt doing one for Turtle Recall and Year of the Asian Reading Challenge because I find that I don’t know how far I’ll get with these. I might read much more than I could add into the spread.
Go Big or Go Home
Armed with a Book Bingo
Start on Your Shelfathon
Contrition of an SF Fan
Statistics Booklet
Since 2015 I have a little book let in which I keep track of my reading statistics that I share for each year. They have grown and developed over the years. And after those statistics I also note down the reading challenges I am doing, just for the quick numbers. There are no details in it but it shows me in which months I have had better luck with some of them than in other months. It is also easier to see how far I am in a quick glance than the spreads in my bujo are as they are a bit more detailed.
Computer
Next to that I also use the computer to add in covers to digital files like bingo’s to easily share my progress in a blog update or on twitter. It is nicely visual and easier for others to understand
Blog
And lastly I tend to create my wrap up posts in advance for reading challenges to that I have a digital back-up of what I have in my statistics and I know what I want to share about this reading challenge in specifics at the end of it all. That way I can fill it in along the way and I don’t have to do everything all at once at the end. Makes my life easier.
Previous Years – Wall
This year I am doing a bullet journal. The things I have in there now are things I had printed out and taped to my wall in previous years so that I had a constant visual. For me I ended up feeling limited in what details I could add to it which is why I went with a bullet journal this year. However it is still a great way to remind yourself of all those reading challenges you are doing.
How do you keep track of your reading challenges?
I love your bullet journal idea! That’s a great way to keep track – and it’s fun!
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Thank you! Yes it is a lot of fun.
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My main way of keeping track is through my Book Bullet Journal. I only have a couple of challenges (GR Goal and 20 books for 2020) but I have spreads for both of them which I really like filling in whenever I’ve finished a book.
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It feels very satisfactory
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Wow that’s very organized and extensive! I just use a text file haha
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Haha hey whatever works for you, right?
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Using a bullet journal is a great idea and your spreads look amazing! I just print out the pages and stick them on the wall. I really should be more creative with keeping track of reading challenges.
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I used to do that a lot too and it works great!
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I use the Reading Challenge Tracker (Spreadsheet – Link)
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Thank you for this link
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Those work great too. I’m just not that digital haha.
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All I had used was goodreads for keeping track of my reading, in general, and Read Harder tracker. I’m definitely going to use the Bullet Journal. Thank you.
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You are welcome ❤
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Ik vind jouw bullet journal lay-outs telkens zo mooi om te zien. Zelf hou ik mijn gelezen boeken bij via Goodreads, mijn bullet journal en mijn blog. Maar qua challenge is het voorlopig enkel die van Goodreads dus ik moet nog niet veel opvolgen en neerpennen. Als ik meedoe aan een leesmarathon dan hou ik het doorgaans zowel in mijn bujo als op mijn blog bij.
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Ja het is gewoon een fijne manier. Ik kan er wat creativiteit in kwijt maar je kan het zoveel en zo weinig doen als je zelf wilt.
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