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How to pick a book that matches your interest?

 Waqar Ahmed | The Productivity Science

Art of selecting a good book.

These days free pdf books have made it easier for us to pick any book and start reading. Perhaps that’s not a correct statement. I have over 200 pdf books stored on different gadgets but barely have I clicked on any of those books. 

Reading a book is different from the absorption of information available inside it. Understanding the context of a book is different from agreeing on everything written inside that book. As the legend says, “the true learning comes when you start disagreeing with the book you read.”

Disagreeing is not possible until you pick the book in your hands or click the pdf on your phone. The understanding and absorption of information are all connected. However, this blog is about helping you pick up the book in your hands and start reading it and never feel giving up during the process.

Books are thoughts transmitted by the artist in the format of words. These are my thoughts that you are reading in words format. I’m translating my thoughts into words that eventually combine to form meaningful sentences. Words are simply the thoughts of an artist or author.

There are over 7.7 billion people on this planet, and there are five books available per person. It shows that books have surpassed the number of humans that exist on earth. It altogether proves that there is no scarcity of books in this world. All you need to do is to pick up a book. But the real question is what book you should pick up so that you want to read it until its end?

Simple techniques to choose any book:

  • There are different genres of books everywhere, such as fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, history, subjective, etc. What is your favorite genre in reading? It is a must question to ask yourself before selecting any book for the next read. I switch among these genres to enjoy different flavors in reading and not get exhausted while only reading the history for an entire year.
  • Once you selected your favorite genre, Google “Top ten New York Times bestselling fiction books.” It is my go-to option every time I hunt for a new book. You need to put a different genre in the sentence, and there you go.
  • Try to select at least five books and start reading their reviews on the Good-read website. You will find people sharing their experiences related to that book, and it would be easier for you to get the kind of the gist of where this book is heading.
  • If Google reviews don’t help, don’t worry. Search for their summaries and many free sources on Internet will provide you simple summary of your searched book. Click at the summary of the book Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon and let's get you started with this short and simple book.
  • If you’re not a reading person and especially reading summaries of books makes you bore. Simply, go to YouTube and search for the summary of your selected book. There you will get a simple animated overview of books easily.
  • You have got the best book for your next month’s read but don’t want to spend money on buying a book from the shop? Open the Z-Library and you will get millions of books without any charge. Download the book you have selected and start reading it on the gadget you feel comfortable reading on.

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A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. – George R.R Martin


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