One of the reasons is to help you get back to reading. I used to read much more few years ago but then due to many different reasons I've lost the habit of picking up a book. Even though I still really enjoyed reading. Setting a goal to read a certain number of books helped me to pick up books more often than I otherwise would. In the end, I don't care that much if I reach the number (I set it bit too high in purpose anyway) because I know that I've read more and and I've made reading habit again.
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One of the reasons is to help you get back to reading. I used to read much more few years ago but then due to many different reasons I've lost the habit of picking up a book. Even though I still really enjoyed reading. Setting a goal to read a certain number of books helped me to pick up books more often than I otherwise would. In the end, I don't care that much if I reach the number (I set it bit too high in purpose anyway) because I know that I've read more and and I've made reading habit again.