It's implicit in most of our work arrangements that we have to learn new technologies to excel at our jobs to greatest degree possible. If your employer does no

It's implicit in most of our work arrangements that we have to learn new technologies to excel at our jobs to greatest degree possible. If your employer does not realize this that's a problem. Realistically if you are at your job for more than a few months some of the technologies you need to perform at your best have not been released yet/have not reached production quality yet. Sometimes its most fitting to read documentation and/or blog posts to prepare yourself to use new technology, sometimes a book is best. Anxiety about reading technical books is most likely anxiety about fear of looking like you're not doing work.