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I have many friends who are extremely proficient readers.
They key word there is ‘extremely’. They read a lot.
I read a lot myself, but one thing I don’t do that they nearly all seem to is finish most of the books I start.
To a lot of people, that sounds like a weakness, that somehow if you ‘give up’ on a book it’s a failing in your character.
It’s actually a strength. Here’s why.
How many books, magazine articles, newspapers, blogs, Wikipedia entries and God knows what else do you read, and finish, that add value to your life? That provide you with even one piece of information that is useful?
That you even liked?
Even if you’re a very selective reader (and I am, too), smart money says it’s less than 10 per cent. If it’s as high as 20 per cent - and I’m talking about everything you read here - then you either have an extremely good eye, or a pretty low expectation on what constitutes value.
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