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Lumifer comments on Open thread, Dec. 8 - Dec. 15, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 09 December 2014 09:34:46PM 4 points [-]

What would attract you to read an introductory textbook in a field very far from your own?

Curiosity.

Also, practical necessity, of course.

Comment author: Romashka 10 December 2014 06:21:33AM 0 points [-]

Curiosity makes you pick a book, and necessity seek it out. But actually read? (And enjoy, I mean.)

Comment author: Lumifer 10 December 2014 03:31:27PM *  1 point [-]

Curiosity makes you at least scan through a book to see if it's worth reading. As to what makes a book interesting enough to read is a complicated subject :-) I'm sure many writers would dearly love to know :-D but there is no universal answer.