Be expectant when you read

I am finding that I am not very expectant when I read a book. I often read something because someone recommends it. That isn't bad in and of itself, but often I pick up a book without really assessing WHY I am reading this book and WHAT I hope to gain from it, and what is going to CHANGE as a result of reading this book.
 If I write out and answer some of those questions, I am a lot more focused, purposeful and accountable for the time I put into reading.

So, here are 2 questions I am going to ask of every book I read from now on.

1. Why am I going to read this book?


2. What do I hope to gain from reading this book?


3. What is going CHANGE as a result of reading this book?


* Obviously 2 and 3 are not going to be able to be spelled out with perfect clarity until the end of the book (and sometimes not even at that point) but I know I will be a lot more focused and attentive to actually THINKING while I read, instead of just breezing through words, sentences and paragraphs.

P.S. If nothing changes as a result of reading whatever I am reading, I am wasting the time the Lord has entrusted to me. Be on Mission!

For those of you who read, are their specific questions you ask before you read a book to make sure you are getting the most out of it as possible?