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> Instead of reading 100 books, it’s better to find one that really changes your life. You can't know whether book will change your life or not until you read
by mluts 6y ago
> Instead of reading 100 books, it’s better to find one that really changes your life.
You can't know whether book will change your life or not until you read it. If you treat every book too seriously you just waste your time and kill the pleasure of reading.
Everyone should master skimming and their ability to regulate "depth of understanding" based on perceived value.
- rootsofallevil 6y ago> If you treat every book too seriously you just waste your time and kill the pleasure of reading. I gave up on reading non-fiction seriously as I realized that I started to skew non-fiction books due to taking them too seriously. I, now, learn at lot less from each book but I do take pleasure in reading so it's an overall win. Furthermore, I can always look deeper into a book if I get really interested into
- meghdeepr 6y agoAlan Kay said that you need to read bad books to know a good book. You need the context to know what makes something good and thus no reading is truly wasted.
- sharker8 6y agoThen there's the category "so bad it's good". "Three Cups of Tea" is The Room for books. It is a trifecta of sorts: poorly written, nonfiction, and partially falsified and debunked.