Comments on: Know When to Stop Reading a Book http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:29:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Bookshow Blog » Blog Archive » Life’s too short for boring books http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-444950 The Bookshow Blog » Blog Archive » Life’s too short for boring books Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:48:18 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/#comment-444950 [...] you just have to know when to stop reading a boring book. Unless you’re reading for educational purposes or a book club, is there a need to keep [...] [...] you just have to know when to stop reading a boring book. Unless you’re reading for educational purposes or a book club, is there a need to keep [...]

]]> By: Jenn http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-242604 Jenn Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:12:12 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/#comment-242604 Love this post! I struggle with this too, but much less since I got my Kindle last year. I love that I can download the first chapter of any book for free, check it out, and see if I feel like continuing! Often, with the fiction I read, I know what I'm getting into, so sample chapters aren't as important. But, for all the business/idea books I pick up - those sample chapters are crucial! The first chapter is usually a good warm-up for the material ahead, and if my mind wanders in the first chapter, I take a pass. Gripping - click to download the whole thing. Works for me! Love this post! I struggle with this too, but much less since I got my Kindle last year. I love that I can download the first chapter of any book for free, check it out, and see if I feel like continuing! Often, with the fiction I read, I know what I’m getting into, so sample chapters aren’t as important. But, for all the business/idea books I pick up – those sample chapters are crucial! The first chapter is usually a good warm-up for the material ahead, and if my mind wanders in the first chapter, I take a pass. Gripping – click to download the whole thing. Works for me!

]]> By: John http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-242406 John Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:30:21 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/#comment-242406 Great post Scott. The sunk cost principle is a very important concept that many are unaware of. Great post Scott. The sunk cost principle is a very important concept that many are unaware of.

]]> By: Bobby Rio http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-241003 Bobby Rio Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:50:16 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/#comment-241003 You know... i read this post a couple days ago... and was after being bored through the first three chapters of Joel Comms new book... i was about to take your advice... luckily i didn't... the book picked up speed and is beginning to inspire me. While i don't necessarily disagree with the advice.. i just want to warn people to think twice before just dismissing a book You know… i read this post a couple days ago… and was after being bored through the first three chapters of Joel Comms new book… i was about to take your advice…

luckily i didn’t… the book picked up speed and is beginning to inspire me.

While i don’t necessarily disagree with the advice.. i just want to warn people to think twice before just dismissing a book

]]> By: Life Should Feel GOOD! » Blog Archive » A Laid Back Approach to Goal Setting http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-240173 Life Should Feel GOOD! » Blog Archive » A Laid Back Approach to Goal Setting Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:56:15 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/#comment-240173 [...] to work towards. Interestingly, I read a great post last week by Scott Young that teaches us to know when to stop reading a book. I could have done with that advice a few years [...] [...] to work towards. Interestingly, I read a great post last week by Scott Young that teaches us to know when to stop reading a book. I could have done with that advice a few years [...]

]]> By: Brice http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-239007 Brice Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:42:07 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/#comment-239007 Definitely toss a bad book and always use a library. Definitely toss a bad book and always use a library.

]]> By: Glee Girl http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-238975 Glee Girl Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:25:43 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/#comment-238975 It's spooky how relevant this post is for me right now! I'm about three quarters of the way through a book that I'm reading for information rather than entertainment and I'm struggling. And reading far, far less than I would like because I'm finding it a chore, and that bothers me. But I've always been a book finisher, dammit! Well, that is until I bought a book highly recommended by a friend but I just couldn't warm to it. It sits on my bedside table, taunting me with its unfinishedness. I feel guilty about it! It haunts me! It's always on my list of things to do "Finish that damn book!". And I don't want to add the latest one to the pile. One haunty-taunty book in my life is enough! So I will slog on... I already have a small pile of new books on my coffee table waiting to be read, but I won't let myself start the next one until the ho-hum book is completed. I did join a library recently but then went out and spent $80 on books. I love the idea of the library - I love the library itself - but there's just something about owning books and building my own library that I love more. Do you think it's stupid to go out and buy a book that you borrowed from the library love so much you want to possess it? It’s spooky how relevant this post is for me right now! I’m about three quarters of the way through a book that I’m reading for information rather than entertainment and I’m struggling. And reading far, far less than I would like because I’m finding it a chore, and that bothers me.

But I’ve always been a book finisher, dammit! Well, that is until I bought a book highly recommended by a friend but I just couldn’t warm to it. It sits on my bedside table, taunting me with its unfinishedness. I feel guilty about it! It haunts me! It’s always on my list of things to do “Finish that damn book!”.

And I don’t want to add the latest one to the pile. One haunty-taunty book in my life is enough! So I will slog on…

I already have a small pile of new books on my coffee table waiting to be read, but I won’t let myself start the next one until the ho-hum book is completed.

I did join a library recently but then went out and spent $80 on books. I love the idea of the library – I love the library itself – but there’s just something about owning books and building my own library that I love more. Do you think it’s stupid to go out and buy a book that you borrowed from the library love so much you want to possess it?

]]> By: J.D. Meier http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-238688 J.D. Meier Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:28:20 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/#comment-238688 It reminds me of the scenario where people eat their dessert past the point of enjoyment because they already paid for it. It reminds me of the scenario where people eat their dessert past the point of enjoyment because they already paid for it.

]]> By: NathanG http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-238374 NathanG Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:20:32 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/#comment-238374 I'm currently reading Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene, a book significantly different from my ordinary reading material, which is usually comprised of subjects such as political science, legal studies, or philosophy. While Greene's discussion of string theory, quantum wave erasers, and conceptual time flow has been difficult to digest for me, I feel that I am expanding parts of my mind that normally do not get put to use. While I think your general rule regarding boring books is right on, Scott, I think exceptions have to be made, especially in books that are regarded as socially or historically significant. It might take perseverance to conquer a book such as Atlas Shrugged, for example, but it offers a unique insight into the minds of others and the shaping of their perspective. I’m currently reading Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene, a book significantly different from my ordinary reading material, which is usually comprised of subjects such as political science, legal studies, or philosophy. While Greene’s discussion of string theory, quantum wave erasers, and conceptual time flow has been difficult to digest for me, I feel that I am expanding parts of my mind that normally do not get put to use. While I think your general rule regarding boring books is right on, Scott, I think exceptions have to be made, especially in books that are regarded as socially or historically significant. It might take perseverance to conquer a book such as Atlas Shrugged, for example, but it offers a unique insight into the minds of others and the shaping of their perspective.

]]> By: Bookmarks for Wednesday, September 3rd — Trevor Fitzgerald http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-238369 Bookmarks for Wednesday, September 3rd — Trevor Fitzgerald Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:04:00 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/09/02/know-when-to-stop-reading-a-book/#comment-238369 [...] Know When to Stop Reading a Book [...] [...] Know When to Stop Reading a Book [...]

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