Why you shouldnt be compelled to finish every book you start. When you arent impressed, lulled, entertained, lightened, depressed, remoulded, whatever you go to books for. Should i finish reading a book first before starting a new one. Every time i start reading a book i either dont finish or forget what i read. First of all, if you tend to not finish books, you are certainly not alone. You dont have to finish every story you start jane friedman. I couldnt put a book down before knowing what was going to happen or if the book was going to get better. You may stop reading because the book is boring, or because the information is outdated. Smart people, people who make a living by reading books, tell me i should stop doing this, but i cant. When will you get through all these books in your house. With little time to waste, you can and should only read books that grab your attention. So you find another book and you begin when you realize it, youve started books. It turns out, you actually dont have to do anything. And every book was abandoned about 17 to 30 pages in.
In fact, you dont have to read anything to begin with. The 3 foolproof tools to figuring out how to finish your book 1. Reading one book a week, you can only fit 52 titles a year. Why i dont feel compelled to finish every book i start gentwenty. Why you should quit as many books as you finish the startup. My wife who is as wise as she is lovely likes to say start the way you mean to finish.
An argument for finishing every book might be that there may be things later in the book youll miss out on if you quit. Even if it means reshelving the thing with that telltale halt in the creases on the spine, or admitting to friends. You begin reading a book 240 pages long if you read half of the remaining book each day how long would it take you to finish the book. With the exception of portrait of a lady, every henry james novel ive read has tested my patience. And then they force themselves to trudge through every last page, bored and desperate to do anything else. If i waited to finish every book i read before i picked up another book, i wouldnt have. You begin reading a book 240 pages long if you read half. Sometimes books are too timeconsuming for your schedule, or you cant relate to them. Last updated december 2nd, 20 a few days ago a friend of mine came to visit and when she saw the many books ive accumulated on my various shelves since the last time she was here, she asked me do you finish every book you start.
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