(Original ; First Quarter ; Half ; Three-Quarters ; Final)

For the first half, I should have progressed about 50%. So, let’s see where I am.

• Read 52 books. First half goal: 26 books. I have actually finished 28.
  • Hit 20,000 pages. First quarter goal: 10,000 pages. I have actually finished 8,867.
  • Read politically. Total 10. First half goal: 5 books.
    • A Nation of Immigrants DONE1
    • Pedagogy of the Oppressed DONE2
    • The Origins of Totalitarianism DONE3
    • Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age DONE4
    • Blue Collar Conservatives: Recommitting to an America That Works DONE5
    • The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion DONE6
    • Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government IN PROGRESS
  • Read on decision making and influence. Total 10. First half goal:
    • Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart DONE1
    • Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age DONE2
    • Flow DONE3
    • Fail Fast, Fail Often: How Losing Can Help You Win DONE4
    • Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets IN PROGRESS
  • African American and mixed study. Total 10. First half goal: 5 books.
    • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race DONE1
    • Between the World and Me DONE2
    • The Devil in America DONE3
    • Kindred DONE4
    • The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother DONE5
    • Africa: A History DONE6
  • Read the book and (re-)watch the movie or TV series. Total: 5. First half goal: 2.5 books.
    • Out Of Sight DONE1
    • American Gods (American Gods #1) DONE2
    • Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) DONE3
    • In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex DONE4
    • Neverwhere TODO
  • Finish the book series. Total: 8. First half goal: 4 books.
    • Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #2-3. TODO
    • Tarzan #4-9. Finished #4-5.
      • The Son of Tarzan (Tarzan, #4) DONE1
      • Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (Tarzan, #5) DONE2
      • Jungle Tales of Tarzan (Tarzan, #6) DONE3
      • Tarzan the Untamed (Tarzan, #7) IN PROGRESS
      • Tarzan the Terrible (Tarzan, #8) TODO
      • Tarzan and the Golden Lion (Tarzan, #9) TODO
  • Summing the goals, I am about 1.5 books ahead, which is pretty good.
• Exercise. My trainer was made the general manager of the gym and as a result had to give up his clients. The new trainer is working on breaking me of the bad habits in favor of how he wants me to lift. As a result, these below goals are counterproductive until I find a good place in the new program.
  • Bench 290 pounds (1RM). I ended 2016 at 240 1RM. First half goal: 265 lbs.
  • Squat 360 pounds (1RM eq). I ended 2016 at 310 1RM. First half goal: 335 lbs.
  • Deadlift 425 pounds (1RM eq). I ended 2016 at 375 1RM. First half goal: 400 lbs.