Doesn’t seem too outlandish. I started reading books again recently, and I usually read two books at a time so I always have some variety, finishing a book in about 10 days (so ≈6 books/month). If I were to read a bit longer per day, a bit faster (I like to take my time to digest things), or just read more fiction, I think I could hit 10/month.
But I agree with others that targeting a specific number doesn’t seem useful or particularly meaningful, since more complicated texts will require more rumination. I’m mostly on cruise control reading these books (generally non-fiction but not highly technical/abstract), whereas if I were grappling with Capital or something it would be counterproductive to try to cram it all in at once without taking notes, re-reading difficult sections, and giving myself time to get comfortable with the concepts.
Doesn’t seem too outlandish. I started reading books again recently, and I usually read two books at a time so I always have some variety, finishing a book in about 10 days (so ≈6 books/month). If I were to read a bit longer per day, a bit faster (I like to take my time to digest things), or just read more fiction, I think I could hit 10/month.
But I agree with others that targeting a specific number doesn’t seem useful or particularly meaningful, since more complicated texts will require more rumination. I’m mostly on cruise control reading these books (generally non-fiction but not highly technical/abstract), whereas if I were grappling with Capital or something it would be counterproductive to try to cram it all in at once without taking notes, re-reading difficult sections, and giving myself time to get comfortable with the concepts.