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\"BoringBook.png\"\/<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Stop reading boring books.\u00a0 Unless you absolutely need to finish reading a book for a class, position or job, you\u2019re probably better off putting down books you don\u2019t enjoy.\u00a0 I\u2019ve found good books are like good food, the more you enjoy it, the faster you want to ingest it.\u00a0 Except, while eating a hamburger in five minutes probably isn\u2019t healthy, a high-information diet will keep you sharp.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a finisher.\u00a0 I believe in finishing what I start, so the idea of discarding or postponing books I\u2019m not enthralled with doesn\u2019t sit well with me.\u00a0 I have a natural tendency to need to finish books I start reading, even if they grow dull midway.<\/p>\n

I suspect a lot of people have the same attitude, especially if they are buying their books.\u00a0 These people have already sunk $20-$30 on a book, and probably several hours to give reading it a chance.\u00a0 So I think it is common to want to finish the book, even if you aren\u2019t interested in it anymore.<\/p>\n

Enjoyment is the Key to Productivity<\/h2>\n

If you enjoy what you\u2019re doing, it isn\u2019t work.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t enjoy work, it\u2019s agony.\u00a0 The same rule applies for reading.\u00a0 If you\u2019re like me, a literary glutton, and you want to read as much as possible, boring books are a big obstacle to that goal. A boring book slows down your reading productivity so that you end up reading far less.<\/p>\n

I think if you\u2019re not a regular book reader, you might need to push yourself through a few books to get started.\u00a0 Reading is a habit, and it can take some time to find the rhythm and book style that holds your interest.\u00a0 However, if you already read frequently, I see no reason to push through a boring book just to see it completed.<\/p>\n

Reading for Ideas<\/h2>\n

I don\u2019t read for entertainment, I read for ideas.\u00a0 Even when I read fiction, I\u2019m usually less interested in the strict entertainment value (I prefer films or games for my entertainment dosage) than I am in the ideas.\u00c2\u00a0 Writing, especially in book format, is one of the best ways to gather ideas.\u00a0 I\u2019ve already written about the reasons for becoming a literary glutton.<\/a>\u00a0 I think consuming a lot of ideas is critical to your creative output.\u00a0 If you want to be productive and come up with brilliant solutions to problems, you need to have poured through a lot of ideas beforehand.<\/p>\n

When you don\u2019t read strictly for entertainment, I think there is more pressure to continue books you don\u2019t enjoy, but feel are important.\u00a0 You might not like a book\u2019s writing style, but based on recommendations from friends or media, feel you need to finish a book because the ideas are very important.<\/p>\n

I disagree with this perspective.\u00a0 I think your enjoyment of a book is a good barometer for how important the ideas are for your life.\u00a0 If you find a book boring, it means you aren\u2019t able to get a lot of connections for the ideas to things that matter to you.\u00a0 I rarely read books on politics, not because they aren\u2019t important, but because politics is relatively less important to me than other subjects.<\/p>\n

Sunk Costs and Bad Books<\/h2>\n

In standard economic theory, a sunk cost is any past expense that can\u2019t be changed by future decisions, and as a result, should not be factored in when making those decisions.\u00a0 For example, if you\u2019ve already put $1000 into an investment, it doesn\u2019t make sense to spend another $500, if you only expect to get $450 in return.\u00a0 The first thousand bucks is gone, and spending $500 to get $450 is a bad deal.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately most people don\u2019t follow standard economic theory.\u00a0 We\u2019re irrational, and often use sunk costs when making decisions.\u00a0 Reading books is another example.\u00a0 If you\u2019ve spent money on a book, you may feel obligated to read it, even when you lose interest.\u00a0 If you\u2019ve chewed out 100 pages, you may feel the need to finish the last 400, to complete what you\u2019ve started.<\/p>\n

The rationalist would say this is faulty thinking.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t matter whether you bought a bad book, that can\u2019t be changed (unless you ask for a refund).\u00a0 It also doesn\u2019t matter whether you wasted time on the first 100 pages (you can\u2019t go back in time).\u00a0 If the future ideas you can gather from the book aren\u2019t worth the time spent reading, you should put it down.<\/p>\n

This is easier said than done, however. So I think there are a few steps you can take to ensure a boring book doesn\u2019t clog your reading flow:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Libraries<\/span>.\u00a0 You might not feel the pressure to finish if you haven\u2019t spent any money.\u00a0 Libraries can take some of the uncertainty away from buying a book.<\/li>\n
  • Have the next book lined up<\/span>.\u00a0 Buy\/borrow more than one book at a time, this way you\u2019ll always have the next book to move on to, if the first book loses appeal.<\/li>\n
  • Skim the book before reading<\/span>.\u00a0 If you aren\u2019t reading a mystery novel, try looking through parts of the book quickly before committing to reading the book.\u00a0 The introductory chapter often isn\u2019t a great sample for the ideas in the rest of the book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Should You Abandon Boring Projects?<\/h2>\n

    I believe the same principle, leaving pursuits that don\u2019t interest you, applies to other projects, but to a lesser degree.\u00a0 I\u2019d give a longer period of time to tolerate boring projects, because many projects have their ups and downs.\u00a0 A book is also a relatively small commitment, and you can still get value from a book you don\u2019t finish (whereas most other pursuits are all-or-nothing).<\/p>\n

    I think reading is important, but it shouldn\u2019t be work.\u00a0 If you let boring books clog your library, it will become a chore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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