Books: The Next Plan
Evolving my TBR reading list to include even more advance planning. Here's to laying out the track for a successful 2026 reading year! Last year I was wildly self-satisfied with my new “Big Five” reading plan . Basically I chose a set of five books and then had to read (or quit) those before moving onto the next five. That was it. No deviation, no decision making, no moods, just go right down the list. Sure, I could adjust those five a tiny bit but overall it was “Big Five” or nothing. After studying a number of TBR methods, this was the one I chose. As it turned out, someone else had created such a system too, but his was named “Next Five,” which is clearly the superior name. So, in a hat tip to his invention, I’ll be changing the name of my list from “Big Five” to “Next Five.” Actually, I ended up adopting this “Next Five” system for everything I consumed: movies, TV shows, saved articles, etc. It was brilliant! Fiction Matters: Four adjustments I'm making to my reading lif...