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I've read too many of the first that lately it has killed most of my motivation to read any non-fiction books (the last couple I started, I just never finished
by gregmac 6y ago
I've read too many of the first that lately it has killed most of my motivation to read any non-fiction books (the last couple I started, I just never finished because essentially I got bored). I enjoy reading (and still read fiction), and I want to have that motivation, but I just can't seem to muster it. This includes books that have good reviews, because apparently a lot of people don't seem to mind. It just seems like there's a lot of people writing books because it's "the thing to do" and probably makes more money than the couple blog posts or long article that would have been a better format.
Anyone else experience this, and how did you get past it?
- benjaminogles 6y agoI experienced the same thing. Waiting for recommendations from similarly minded people helped me get past it. I didn't read any non-fiction for a long time before I was given a book as a gift [0] that was really good. Since then, I have received a few other recommendations that I enjoyed [1-2]. [0] Artificial Intelligence by Melanie Mitchell [1] Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths [2] The Theoretical Minimum Series by Leonard Susskind
- infinityplus1 6y agoYou are overthinking this. Some people just like reading those books and you don't. It's personal preference. Just try reading new genres you haven't given a chance before and maybe you will find something interesting.
- edjrage 6y agoHonestly, you've already identified the problem (reading books of the "first kind"), so you know what to do. Stop picking up books just because they're best sellers. That would be a great start.
- bordercases 6y agoYou could take it a step further and read academic reviews, which are about the size of a book chapter but are otherwise meant to be self-contained pieces of writing on a topic.