A Dozen Myths about Reading

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[K. Todd Storch]

Rosa,

Excellent points. I'll throw out a simple approach.

Reading improves your life. Whether its just for entertainment or business reading, you will learn something.

I plan on continuing my learning process until I'm dead.

Todd

[Dave]

Auntie Rosa writing inside books so they can't be returned! LOL! Priceless!

[Pat Muccigrosso]

I was one of those people who felt that if I started a book, no matter how badly written or odious it was, I had to finish it. I say was because, years ago, I read a column by Sydney Harris which changed all that. Harris said, "Wisdom is knowing what not to read." This is a simple but powerful statement.

I read all the time but I still have that column and every once in a while I take it out and read it just to remind myself that I don't have to finish everything I pick up - I can take from it what I want and walk away.

[rebecca]

Well, when I was young, I was admonished to get my nose out of a book and do something useful. That's really just another way of saying that reading is lazy! Sort of the opposite of your "Reading is hard work!"

I guess readers can't win for losing!

[Rich G.]

My favorite Christmas gift for years was some Hardy Boys books that were in a box with some clues to where the other books were hidden. It was a Christmas mystery to find them and it was so great. :)

I loved getting books for Christmas, and still do, and regularly give them as well.

[Rosa]

What a thoughtful and creative gift that Hardy Boys package was for you Rich, lucky you to be so loved! It was certainly a gift which kept on giving, for I know how much you do like to read now - and write!

[Anurag]

Hi,
I liked all your dozen myths about reading and all are true. I am also a reading addict. I think it is the best way to keep yourself updated but two things i want to comment here.
1) Read everything you get - World is full of choices, so if you keep on reading everything, you r not going towards your goal. Knowledge is important but selective knowledge is great. So I feel first we should set our goals..what we want to achieve? Then try to grasp all the knowledge about those things.
2) I am follower of paperless concept. So, I never buy any book. I have met a lot of people who just look at the attractive cover of book and buy it. Afterwards, it will be lying here and there like junk. I read all the books from my machine in home and office. It provides me added advantage of easy in managing with minimal resources, selective reading and also saves a lot of paper too.
Waiting for your comments..

[Rosa Say]

Aloha Anurag, two good points!

I am trying to be as paperless as I can as well, however with books in particular, my own preference is to have them in hand because I annotate them extensively as part of my own comprehension and retention process. I am not one of those who leaves them lying somewhere ignored!

I have recently added a book page to my newest site, and it explains more there:
http://www.sayleadershipcoaching.com/mwacoaching/RosaSayVirtualBookshelf.html

Thank you for including Talking Story as one of your reading choices, it is good to meet you!