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78. 
Don’t Finish Every Book 
You Start  
It is so easy to feel compelled to finish every book you start. A great sense of guilt fills our minds if we do not 
reach the end of that book we used our hard – earned dollars to buy. But not every book deserves to be read in 
its entirety. As Fracis bacon said, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be 
chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and 
some few books to be read wholly, and with diligence and attraction.” 
 
I myself was guilty of feeling the need to read every book I picked up from beginning to end. I soon 
found that not only did my reading pile become unmanageable but I began to enjoy the pastime of reading less. 
Once I decided I would be more selective about which books I actually completed, I not only got through more 
of them, I found I learned more from each one. 
 
If you find that after reading the first three chapters of a book, you have not gained any worthwhile 
information or that the book has failed to keep your attention, do yourself a favor: put  the book away and make 
better use of your time (like reading the next book in your pile). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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