i love a good challenge to motivate my silly adhd brain, and when i saw few creators on booktok posting about something called 75 Booked, i knew i needed to lock the fuck in.

75 Booked is a riff off 75 Hard (don’t ask me what that is because i do not know), and was created by @emilypaigebooks on TikTok to help incorporate reading back into your daily routine and reduce your book buying. i’ve already seen a couple other creators (like @victoriaalexisreads and @peruseproject) start the challenge with a bit of their own twist on the rules and i thought that i would do the same.

for the rest of the year and the next 75 days, i truly want to create a more sustainable reading routine and also get through my wildly large physical TBR.

you can go check out the original creator’s video for the original rules but here’s my version of 75 Booked.

For 75 days straight, each day, I will be doing the following:

1. read for 1.5 hours (split into two 45 minute sessions)

   1. one session MUST NOT be in bed

   2. one session can be while listening to an audiobook and doing a crafty hobby or taking a walk

2. log all reading in a physical journal — I’m also committing to writing a full review of each book i finish + logging my favourite quotes

3. a book buying BAN — I desperately need to get through my physical TBR which is currently at a staggering 242+ unread books from my last count in august. I am too scared to count again 😭

   1. I can still borrow any ebooks or audiobooks from the library for any books that i already have a physical copy for. And I am only allowed to buy copies of books that i’ve already read, i.e. to support the author and to add something meaningful to my collection.

I will of course be creating content around this challenge and i’m excited to see how this goes and if it’ll actually help me meaningfully get back into reading regularly.

Let me know if you’ll be joining me!

love,

jananie ♡