If you're talking about fiction, there's no shame in giving up on a book if it doesn't grip you. I have a rule when I give a TV series or movie a shot without knowing anything about it all beforehand: I give it half an hour, and if I'm not intrigued and involved with the characters and story by the end of that time, I stop watching. The same applies to books: if I'm not hooked by the time I've read for an hour or so, I don't waste any more time on it.
If you're talking about non-fiction, then things are a little more complicated. It could be that the author doesn't express things in a way you can relate to. Maybe the topic just doesn't interest you, even though you believe that it should. Maybe self-sabotaging is preventing you from taking onboard things that could improve your life. Or perhaps you've fallen victim to over-hyped reviews or word of mouth recommendations from idiots.
If you get a sense of achievement from forcing yourself to read a whole book even though it feels like slogging through an endless swamp, that's fine; it's your life, and you're free to spend the limited amount of free time you have doing whatever you choose.
To me, reading a book is a huge achievement
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If you're talking about fiction, there's no shame in giving up on a book if it doesn't grip you. I have a rule when I give a TV series or movie a shot without knowing anything about it all beforehand: I give it half an hour, and if I'm not intrigued and involved with the characters and story by the end of that time, I stop watching. The same applies to books: if I'm not hooked by the time I've read for an hour or so, I don't waste any more time on it.
If you're talking about non-fiction, then things are a little more complicated. It could be that the author doesn't express things in a way you can relate to. Maybe the topic just doesn't interest you, even though you believe that it should. Maybe self-sabotaging is preventing you from taking onboard things that could improve your life. Or perhaps you've fallen victim to over-hyped reviews or word of mouth recommendations from idiots.
If you get a sense of achievement from forcing yourself to read a whole book even though it feels like slogging through an endless swamp, that's fine; it's your life, and you're free to spend the limited amount of free time you have doing whatever you choose.