(creating a separate thread for this, because I think it’s separate from my other reply)
That friend did, in fact, try multiple times to read books. He got distracted every time. He wanted to be the kind of guy that could finish books, but he couldn’t.
You’ve described the problem exactly. Your friend didn’t have a clear reason to read books. He just had this vague notion that reading books was “good”. That “smart people” read lots of books. Why? Who knows, they just do.
I read a lot. But I have never read just for the sake of reading. All of my reading has a purpose, whether it be to learn more about a particular period of history, improve my programming skills, or maybe just because I think something is interesting, and worth learning more about. I’ve always been confused by people who have, “Read X books in a year,” as a New Year’s resolution. It makes about as much sense to me as, “Eat X foods”.
(creating a separate thread for this, because I think it’s separate from my other reply)
You’ve described the problem exactly. Your friend didn’t have a clear reason to read books. He just had this vague notion that reading books was “good”. That “smart people” read lots of books. Why? Who knows, they just do.
I read a lot. But I have never read just for the sake of reading. All of my reading has a purpose, whether it be to learn more about a particular period of history, improve my programming skills, or maybe just because I think something is interesting, and worth learning more about. I’ve always been confused by people who have, “Read X books in a year,” as a New Year’s resolution. It makes about as much sense to me as, “Eat X foods”.