Annual Reading Plan
A balanced 12-month reading plan with monthly picks across your interests.
ChatGPT
Turns plans into tables and spreadsheets easily.
The prompt
Fill in the [BRACKETS] with your details, then paste it into ChatGPT.
Build my reading plan for the next 12 months. Books per year goal: [N] Reading time per day: [MIN] Areas to balance: [e.g. faith, business, real estate, fitness, fiction] Books already on my list: [LIST] 1. Estimate pages/year realistic for my time (~30 pages per 45 min). 2. Assign books to months, balancing heavy and light reads and themes. 3. Fill gaps with well-known, verifiable titles. 4. A simple tracking table and a quarterly reflection question.
Example output
Illustrative example only, made up to show the format. Your results will depend on your inputs and the model.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE Goal: 24 books (20 min/day) Jan: "Deep Work" (business) + "The Screwtape Letters" (faith) Feb: "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" + a novel... Q1 reflection: Which book changed a habit?
Bot to build
- Export the plan to Google Sheets or Goodreads shelves.
- Combine with Recall Coach for each book.
More in Reading
Book-to-Action Plan
Turn the book you just read into specific actions you'll actually take this month.
Next-Read Recommender
Get book recommendations based on what you loved, with why each fits.
Reading Recall Coach
Quiz yourself on what you read using spaced-repetition questions.
Highlights Organizer
Turn a messy dump of Kindle/Readwise highlights into an organized, themed knowledge base.
Personal Reading Log & Bookshelf App
Build a reading log artifact: current books, pages per day, finish-date forecast, notes, and a yearly goal tracker.
Related: other ways to plan with AI
Construction Budget Builder
Build a line-item construction budget by CSI division with a contingency and draw schedule.
Permit Timeline Planner
Map every approval step and realistic durations from land closing to certificate of occupancy.
Weekly Plan for Your Equipment & Schedule
A realistic weekly training plan built around your actual time, equipment, and goals.