So feel free to abandon a book, but be honest with yourself about the reason you’re putting it down- there’s a difference between badly written books that aren’t entertaining and don’t push your thinking, and books that you disagree with but at least make you think in new ways.

We read for all sorts of reasons: is it to say that you’ve read that book? Are you looking for the escapism of being immersed in a new world? Do you want to refine your thinking on something? Reading can be entertainment, intellectual curiosity, escapism, relaxation, or a million other things — no one reason is intrinsically nobler than any other,... See more

I found I enjoy reading most when it inspires new ways of thinking, and I also best retain information that way, when there’s time and space to think through things.