I had a day idle a few days ago and planned to finish the first book of the hunger games trilogy. I was at the half of second part so there was about 120 more pages to go. I ended up hanging out with friends and watched movie (not songbird and snake), and regretted that I didn’t went for my reading goal. My friend just told me quit reading it since it’s not enjoyable to you. I subjectively think i enjoyed, the characterisation to Katniss was masterpiece. Or does setting and caring about reading goal by pages says I’m sub-conciously not enjoying it?
Some people find it helpful to set goals while reading. When they are just starting out and want to make it a habit. To teach themselves to reach for a book instead of their phone. For when they think they aren’t reading enough. To help make time for it out of a busy day. People with ADHD, setting goals can help them focus. Some people need to “gamify” activities to concentrate or for motivation. There a million different reasons why you would set goals for yourself. And not because they aren’t enjoying what they are doing.