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Some nonfiction is enjoyable to read all the way through, and it's sometimes necessary.
But many books can be dissected with skimming to get you to the answer for your current set of problems, without having to wade through paragraphs put in place simply for the publisher to justify giving out the book advance and promotional push.
Paying for books is great, but it's sometimes true that some of them are blog posts that made it through a factory farm feeding process.
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I'm often plagued by this nagging feeling that I need to learn stuff more than I need to just enjoy a story. This results in me slogging through tomes of not-so-practical knowledge about things or events that I just end up forgetting anyway. Some of them take months to get through and aren't even that enjoyable. The years when I read the most were ones in which I just let myself read more narrative-driven fiction.
Oct 20, 2024
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the idea that you have to read any book you buy is an inherently capitalist assumption that literature is a product meant to be consumed, rather than a source of knowledge meant to be shared with the people around you
or something like that
Jan 24, 2024
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it’s nice to feel a little stupid every once in awhile. that’s where the learning happens.
Feb 1, 2024
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Social media can encourage us to constantly seek out the novel and makes us feel like we're missing out if we don't.
It's much better for peace of mind, in my opinion, if we let go of the immediate, and use impermanence as our filter for information.
We don't all need to watch the latest streaming show, or hear the latest album.
What needs to find us, and what we need to find, usually finds a way
Mar 13, 2024
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In a world where monopolization is allowed, sometimes you can only drop Trader Joe's for union busting, while keeping your Amazon account.
Real, wide change in this world might require a new 2020, but we can do a little bit better a little at a time
Mar 15, 2024
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Arcade Fire has to relinquish their publishing to the man
Feb 6, 2024