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This. I wish I learned it earlier in my life. Before I realized what you said, I procrastinated on so many books and never started many I wanted to read. Afte
by rg111 3y ago
This.
I wish I learned it earlier in my life. Before I realized what you said, I procrastinated on so many books and never started many I wanted to read.
After I realized this, I finished way more books, and learned many new things even when I didn't finish books. You don't need to finish books to learn new things that make you better.
Even you read four chapters of a book, you are still those four chapters wiser than yourself who hadn’t read those four chapters.
- namaria 3y agoI agree wholeheartedly. Admittedly I am a bit compulsive about buying books. It's mostly focused on history and computer science. But once I realized the goal was not to read as many books as possible but to read as much of books as possible (especially compared to other sources like random blogs/news), a big weight lifted from my shoulders. I no longer feel bad about having many books I haven't/won't ever finish. But I have many sources on topics that interest me, and physical books are random access. I can always check the index or the chapter list and just read a bit on some topic that comes to mind. Invariably I end up expanding my world view a little bit.