Half of the year has almost gone. I have read 17 books in general. I write “in general” because I read books in three languages: in my mother tongue and in English and German. I wanted to read 50 books this year, and the main focus should have been reading in English, but I have read so far 4 books in English. That's not so much, but as I mentioned before, I also read books in German and Russian. My mother tongue seems to be on the top, because I have read so far 8 books in Russian and 5 books in German. As I have written above, my main focus should have been English, but as my mental health has started collapsing, I decided not to be worried about reading books in a certain language but to concentrate just on reading information that is valuable for me. All the books that I read are non-fiction books, and most of them tackle such problems as the origin of life, human and animal behavior, and the function of the human organism. Slowly but surely I am shifting from the broken psyche towards, if not the healthy psyche, then towards a stable condition and a clearer worldview. And I am doing it with the help of non-fiction books that mostly my father recommends to me. So, reading is, for me, life-defining. I forge my path towards a new me, and that change is eagerly wanted and will define all my future life. That is not overexaggeration; I already see improvements in myself. Of course, I don't solely read valuable and good literature; I also combine it with other active changes in my life, but the valuable information is now my main focus.