BenLowell comments on Rational Reading: Thoughts On Prioritizing Books - Less Wrong

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Comment author: BenLowell 01 April 2011 07:45:32AM 1 point [-]

I read in a very similar fashion. On my favorite days I usually skip from book to book, reading a chapter of two out of three or more books, often directly after one another. I am a terrible multi-tasker though---I enjoy reading and working best when I focus intensely on one thing for about two hours, then switch to another.

I will start reading one book, then keep picking up books until there are too many for me to handle. Then the books that are less interesting to me tend to be left alone and I end up focusing on about 2-3 non-school books and 3-5 school books.