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I Read 84 Books in 2023

I'm Jade!

MBA | Business Strategist | Business Minimalist | I help busy creatives bring order to chaos with an intentional business strategy and simple systems.

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Did you know that the average American spends 608 hours on social media and 1642 hours on TV each year? And in that amount of time, a good reader could finish over 1,000 books. When I first learned this, my mind was BLOWN. My media consumption is well below average, but I also know that I have more than enough time to read 100 books if I want to.. and I do! We have time do do more than we think. Especially when we’re aware of how our time is being spent.

Reading 100 books is kind of an ambitious goal for me. It’s going to require that I BECOME a reader, which I’m really excited about! Last year I read 32 books, so it’s not like I’m building a brand new habit, but it’s still a significant stretch goal for me.

My Favorite Book Genres

Generally, I stick to books with wide popularity – the ones that are virtually guaranteed to be good. My favorite non-fiction genres are business, productivity/personal development (obviously), and Christian living. And my favorite fiction genres are romance and fantasy. I’m sure you’ll also see some home design and plant books sprinkled in there throughout the year!

If you have reading recommendations, DM me on Instagram or email me at hello@jadeboyd.co!

My January Reads

01 | The Atlas Six 02 | Abode 03 | The Cheat Sheet 04 | Anxious for Nothing 05 | How to Break Up with Your Phone 06 | Things that Matter 07 | Nora Goes Off Script

My February Reads

01 | Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals 02 | The Summer of Broken Rules 03 | The Little Book of Hygge 04 | The Roughest Draft 05 | The Atlas Paradox 06 | The Bodyguard 07 | Confess

My March Reads

01 | The Cruel Prince 02 | The Wicked King 03 | The Queen of Nothing 04 | The Stolen Heir 05 | The Business Book of Coaching 06 | Love and Other Words 07 | Stories that Stick 08 | The Minimalist Home 09 | Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest

My April Reads

01 | Happy Place 02 | Local Woman Missing 03 | Better than the Movies 04 | Carrie Soto is Back 05 | Talk Like TED 06 | The Bullet Journal Method 07 | The Next Right Thing 08 | One True Loves

My May Reads

01 | Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow 02 | Subtract

My June Reads

01 | Your Next Five Moves 02 | For Women Only 03 | Atomic Habits 04 | At Your Best 05 | Big Magic 06 | How Are You Really? 07 | The Paris Apartment 08 | Romantic Comedy

My July Reads

01 | Beyond the Wand 02 | One For My Enemy 03 | Love on the Brain 04 | Managing Oneself 05 | Union with Christ 06 | Meet Me at the Lake 07 | Dance of Thieves 08 | Vow of Thieves 09 | The Psychology of Money

My August Reads

01 | You are a Badass at Making Money 02 | Designing your Life 03 | Shatter Me 04 | Habits of the Household 05 | Icebreaker 06 | Hello Stranger 07 | Love Theoretically 08 | How to Walk Away 09 | Mad About You 10 | Organize Tomorrow Today 11 | If I Never Met You 12 | Things You Save in a Fire

My September Reads

01 | The House Across the Lake 02 | The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction 03 | Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better 04 | Clockwork: Design your Business to Run Itself 05 | A Court of Thorns and Roses 06 | A Court of Mist and Fury 07 | A Court of Wings and Ruin 08 | A Court of Frost and Starlight

My October Reads

01 | Practice Makes Perfect 02 | The Minimalist Entrepreneur 03 | Two Weeks Notice 04 | Fourth Wing 05 | The Gap and the Gain 06 | The Love Hypothesis

My November Reads

01 | The Unmaking of June Farrow 02 | Daisy Jones & The Six 03 | Iron Flame 04 | Think Again

My December Reads

01 | Own your Space 02 | Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents 03 | None of This is True

Stay Up to Date with What I’m Reading

I’ll continue updating this blog post each month, and I’ll also post my monthly reads in my ‘Books’ highlight on Instagram. The best way to stay up to date will be join my email list to get a monthly list sent straight to your inbox!

And lastly, to see real-time book updates, ratings, and reviews, follow me on GoodReads!

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