One or two books a month is my target, too. I enjoy reading and, if I don’t reign in the habit, it will consume all of my free time and begin eating into time I’ve reserved for other things.

I used to tell myself that reading is a better way to spend my time than watching movies or TV. But my counterpoint is that it’s still not what I’ve made plans to do. I’ve found that limiting long-form reading to several hours a week is still enough time to get through one or two books a month.

And when I read excessively, I’ll browse my library’s currently available books until I find something. That’s in contrast with now, when I decide to read a particular book and then wait for it to become available. Though I do carry a “to-read” list and there’s usually one of those available at any given time.