i was 8 books behind my goal and a prettier tracker somehow fixed it

set a 52 book goal in january. march rolled around and i was 8 books behind with a google sheet that looked like a tax return

tried being responsible. dates, page counts, star ratings. zero dopamine. couldnt even update row 23

switched to one of those apps with visual shelves and cover art instead. embarrassing bc i dont even care about my actual bookshelf?? roommate keeps asking why i reorganized it three times this week

something about the empty slots lined up made me weirdly competitive. 3 books in two weeks after months of dragging. spreadsheet person my whole life btw

idk if its the covers or just that i needed a prettier guilt trip than a spreadsheet id been ignoring since february

anyone else get motivated by aesthetics or am i the only one who needed pretty pixels to read?? what kept you honest when the spreadsheet stopped working