Here are some nerdy economist types saying something similar, but a bit more radical. Take what you need from books, but it might be better gotten elsewhere!
I rarely read nonfiction books cover-to-cover (only if I find the voice captivating). If a novel doesn't have me in the first chapter, I move on (and a poetry book has to get me by the 2nd poem). I give books with a good reputation more of a chance (I was slow to get into Tolstoy, but now he is my favorite). So many books, so little time...
Here are some nerdy economist types saying something similar, but a bit more radical. Take what you need from books, but it might be better gotten elsewhere!
https://open.substack.com/pub/richardhanania/p/the-case-against-most-books?r=k9yk0&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
I rarely read nonfiction books cover-to-cover (only if I find the voice captivating). If a novel doesn't have me in the first chapter, I move on (and a poetry book has to get me by the 2nd poem). I give books with a good reputation more of a chance (I was slow to get into Tolstoy, but now he is my favorite). So many books, so little time...
I read the top comic before I read your caption and thought---"Ha! Seminary reading!"