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Culturebox 366 Days, 366 Books I made a New Year's resolution to read a book a day in 2012. In 2013, you can too. By Jeff Ryan Posted Monday, Dec 31, 2012, at 10:08 AM ET Like many of you, I have a nagging problem: I'm not a heroin user. Nor am I a knuckle-cracker, a nail-biter, or a thumb-sucker. I (usually) pay off my credit cards every month. I travel, I see my family, I'm not stressed. And the big three—drinking, dieting, and smoking cessation? I'm good. This is all great for my insurance rates, but not when trying to determine a New Year's resolution. So what can someone like me do for 2013? Other than tweet a humblebrag on the subject? (I'm no good at New Year's resolutions … life is too perfect I guess LOL!) I had the same dilemma last year, and my solution, while ingenious, turned out to be quite a challenge. I decided that I would read more. Not a book a month, or even a book a week. One entire book every day. Three hundred sixty-six books by year's end. "Challenge accepted!" the Barney Stinson of my soul boasted. No sweat. If you're like me, the list of books you want to read is a hydra. Cutting one head off (that is, reading a book) just scribbles new titles onto the list. I'm never ahead. My whole life I've been fighting this hydra tactically, trying to bleed a head dry by reading, say, one of Bob Woodward's or Neal Stephenson's books every year. But they keep writing more books! Time for a new solution: overwhelming firepower. Force-feed ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Why Democrats Are Willing To Compromise on $250,000 Slate Illustrated, 2012 How To Make Better New Year's Resolutions	Advertisement
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