Comments on: I’m a Book Hogger

By: Frantic-Sheep

Frantic-Sheep — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:18:30 +0000

As with everything, balance is key I guess ;). Reading / acting.

But I do love reading, however I hate the lack of free time. So lately I haven’t really read much unfortunately :( there are still a few books on the shelf that require some reading.

By: Dave Matney

Dave Matney — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:57:36 +0000

I’ll second what Oliver says, that rereading stuff later can offer insight that you didn’t catch before.

Often, when you reread books, you already know the main points, so you start searching for subpoints that aren’t as obvious.

By: Lumooja

Lumooja — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:56:09 +0000

I don’t like books because I can’t search for text in them, copy/paste quotes, or paste a link some section for others to comment. Books also lack of multimedia abilities, so it’s just a text based immersion. And I can’t even pack them with rar, and categorize them in my asset library.
And books also destroy your eyes. On LCD screens you can at adjust the font size, brightness/contrast, and colors.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:33:29 +0000

I found that as you grow as a person, reading the same stuff can give you new Aha-moments. If you revisit some material after a while there are new dots to connect inside your brain.

Also, reading gets my gears moving.. :-) If I wanna do some creative work I always start by reading books or swipe files and after a while ideas start to bubble up and I can switch from consuming to creating.

By: Jake Birkett

Jake Birkett — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:58:42 +0000

I have wondered if people that read tons of self-help books/blogs or books about programming/marketing etc should just take some action instead of doing all that reading. Especially seeing as many books do say the same thing, sometimes in different ways. Think of all the “wasted” hours…

However, certainly reading up about your business or interests a bit is wise, and maybe some people need to hear the same thing in several different ways before they are finally motivated to do something. I’ve read a reasonable number of books about personal development and business, but I do it for fun. I check reviews and get good books and read them at times when I couldn’t work anyway (like in the bath!), so I don’t think they are preventing me from achieving my goals.

I would say that it’s worth checking your reading habits including reading Internet sites and listening to podcasts etc and see if you are doing that instead of working (procrastinating), or if you are putting off doing something critical in your life or business until you’ve read the right book (which you never seem to find)…