Ask HN: How do you balance reading books vs. articles

Post by mackrevinack » Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 10:53 PM UTC

ajot wrote: post #46

mackrevinack wrote: post #44

do you have a tablet or an e-reader? maybe having a separate device and only allowing yourself to read articles on it might stop you from reading as many random articles online. when i used pocket a few years ago i found that it was too easy add an article if I had the browser extension installed so i removed that and only added articles by going to the website, which meant i would usually think a bit more about whet…

> im going to start saving articles using a browser extension to save the article as epub or text Do you have any recommendation on such an extension? I've been using EpubPress[0], but it doesn't always make a great job (e.g. missing important images and still weighing many MBs) [0] https://epub.press/

Post by kostarelo » Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 8:19 AM UTC

vizer20 wrote: post #61

pontus wrote: post #15

My experience is that books come in two forms: ones that can be summarized by a blog post (e.g. any Malcolm Gladwell book) and those that contain content of irreducible complexity (e.g. history books or textbooks). I usually get bored with the first type of book because it just rehashes the same thing over and over again. So, when you choose book vs article, I think this distinction should be part of the thought proc…

I listen to audiobooks, it helps to filter boring books. And after listening to the audiobook If I feel that I missed a lot I can read a regular book. There is a great book "how to read a book" by Mortimer J. Adler. It teaches to filter books and understand if it worth reading