While going about and cleaning up some of the items on my list, I noticed three that were awfully similar. The first I had already written about, #64 – Read the Harvard Classics. The second, “Develop an appreciation of literature,” is far too vague, and would develop naturally, I would hope, if I were to complete the Harvard Classics.
The third one is much more interesting to me. Rather than being told what the greatest literary works of humankind are, what if I were to learn enough about them to decide for myself? If I were to define my own canon, I would have to come to terms with other canons, like the Harvard Classics, and I would necessarily need to develop an appreciation of literature.
What the canon should be is a discussion for another post. For now, I will be merging the above three items into the single item: #64 – Define my own literary canon.