Hey there - I agree with you. I think the distinction is many view reading as a more academic pursuit than TV or video games or whatever else. Many people correlate reading directly to self-improvement in a way that they DO NOT assign to other forms of entertainment.

I think the logic behind this is tenuous - really depends what you are reading. I read a lot of just “entertainment” books - genre fiction like horror or sci fi or fantasy etc. I would compare reading those kind of books directly with watching TV or a movie. But if you are reading textbooks (as an extreme example) or even more dense and thoughtful fiction - you can get in a situation where you read those books and say “I’m better for it”. So then, you might set a goal because you’re doing, by your own estimation, so much more than just consuming entertainment