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It can be, depending on the particular thread. I'll speak for myself, but I find it incredibly difficult to read technical/business/pop-nonfic/etc. books in my
by jihadjihad 8y ago
It can be, depending on the particular thread. I'll speak for myself, but I find it incredibly difficult to read technical/business/pop-nonfic/etc. books in my free time. After a long day programming the last thing I want to do is read the literary equivalent of a TED talk. My bookshelf is a place where the "red dragon" Compilers book can peacefully coexist with Cannery Row--it's just that, more often that not, I reach for the fiction.
- peruvian 8y agoI used to be vehemtly against self help/business books but the podcast Bookworms helped me find some valuable ones. The hosts go through a book and summarize or talk about it. But in general I agree - I don’t want to read about I can be more “efficient” at work during my leisure time. I’d rather read a novel or history book.
- throwawaymath 8y agoI wish I was like that. I have the opposite problem - I have great difficulty reading fiction, and all the nonfiction I read consists of math textbooks and papers. I used to love reading novels when I was younger. I read them voraciously. These days I find it incredibly hard to sit down and read novels, even when they're "good".