I’m a closeted no book reader. I’ve maybe read 5 books over the last 10 years… My teams over the years are always talking about all the books they read and providing recommendations, but luckily people tend to be more interested in sharing what they read rather than listening so I’ve made it this far. I’m worried I’ll be discovered one day

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I don’t read books to gain knowledge, as most said I can watch the author promote their book or Ted talks and such, and will get the key points. But I love reading novels, especially historical ones. It’s not about gaining knowledge, it’s just so much fun!

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I’m a high-performer in my group and find other ways to stay up to date on topics. I’m not anti-reading, I just feel like books (especially business books) are so much work for a few valuable nuggets

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Fully agree, most books spend 300 pages kicking in open doors and they’re added value could be summarized in a few pages.

My grandpa always complained that he hated that after the invention of the computer, all books became multiple times as voluminous, without any extra information, because it had become too easy to add extra text without asking oneself if it was worth it and people always think more is better

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All good no one reads books nowadays you’re in the majority LOL.....

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The fact that your team members have time to read shows that they do not work hard enough.

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A u d i b l e

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Same here. I think the last book I read was in high school

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Cliff notes

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Books are no longer an efficient medium. Not always the case, but some authors are incentivized to write a certain number of pages.

Most authors also go ‘on tour’ to promote their latest books, and you can listen to their 15m podcast feature to gain 80% the understanding.

Many predict book publishers will continue to be squeezed as authors and journalists jump to platforms like Medium and Substack.

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Get Blinkist. That’s how I get by on “reading” stupid books that are poorly written but oft quoted by people on LinkedIn. If a Blinkist summary actually piques your interest, you can get an actual copy of the book to enjoy after.

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