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I know I'm nitpicking here, but I find it annoying when people say things like: "If you’ve yet to read these x books, do yourself a favor and buy them today".
by yjhoney 8y ago
I know I'm nitpicking here, but I find it annoying when people say things like: "If you’ve yet to read these x books, do yourself a favor and buy them today".
Did myself a "favor" a few times in the past and every single time I only read the first couple of pages and ended up giving them away. Or worse, I get FOMO so I keep those books around and it becomes clutter around my small apartment.
Its hard to focus and read the rest of what the author has to say if he makes blanket statements like that.
- toyg 8y agoWorse, the mentioned books are some veiled Christian propaganda, as mentioned in this review: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/review/1936891026/R1PIVDBK0NS9D3/ref=cm_cr_dp_mb_rvw_6?ie=UTF8&cursor=6 https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/review/1936891026/R1PIVDBK0NS9D...
- user68858788 8y agoDon't forget the affiliate link! It is annoying and, IMO, reduces the credibility of the author by quite a bit.
- james_s_tayler 8y agoQualify your advisors. It's not a wholly terrible strategy to use peoples recommendations but it usually serves me fairly well to only take recommendations by people I hold in high regard.