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  1. A Twenty five Hour Investment for a Book Club

    Reading Time: < 1 minute

    Yesterday I was struck by the irony of spending twenty five hours reading a book for a discussion in a book club, and then the conversation falling into a rat hole. A rat hole is a term to describe when a conversation gets sidetracked or distracted.

    Of course we discussed themes in the book, but not the breadth of topics. In theory skimming the book would have returned the same thing as reading the book properly.

    I’m not discounting the value of reading the book, but rather thinking of the value of choosing a shorter book, rather than a long one. With a short book you read 50 pages per week, and within four weeks you’re done. With Secret of Secrets you read 650 pages, and you spend two hours discussing a book that took 25 hours or more to read.

    I’m also struck by how little there was to discuss in a sense. It’s 670 pages, and a thriller, but I feel that there is less to dissect with plenty of other, shorter books. I don’t know whether others feel the same way.

    I expected that I would come out of the conversation with a blog post ready. Instead I came back with “Next time we need to read a shorter book”.

    Anyone else have that experience?

    #books #discussions #reading #social
  2. A Twenty five Hour Investment for a Book Club

    Reading Time: < 1 minute

    Yesterday I was struck by the irony of spending twenty five hours reading a book for a discussion in a book club, and then the conversation falling into a rat hole. A rat hole is a term to describe when a conversation gets sidetracked or distracted.

    Of course we discussed themes in the book, but not the breadth of topics. In theory skimming the book would have returned the same thing as reading the book properly.

    I’m not discounting the value of reading the book, but rather thinking of the value of choosing a shorter book, rather than a long one. With a short book you read 50 pages per week, and within four weeks you’re done. With Secret of Secrets you read 650 pages, and you spend two hours discussing a book that took 25 hours or more to read.

    I’m also struck by how little there was to discuss in a sense. It’s 670 pages, and a thriller, but I feel that there is less to dissect with plenty of other, shorter books. I don’t know whether others feel the same way.

    I expected that I would come out of the conversation with a blog post ready. Instead I came back with “Next time we need to read a shorter book”.

    Anyone else have that experience?

    #books #discussions #reading #social
  3. A Twenty five Hour Investment for a Book Club

    Reading Time: < 1 minute

    Yesterday I was struck by the irony of spending twenty five hours reading a book for a discussion in a book club, and then the conversation falling into a rat hole. A rat hole is a term to describe when a conversation gets sidetracked or distracted.

    Of course we discussed themes in the book, but not the breadth of topics. In theory skimming the book would have returned the same thing as reading the book properly.

    I’m not discounting the value of reading the book, but rather thinking of the value of choosing a shorter book, rather than a long one. With a short book you read 50 pages per week, and within four weeks you’re done. With Secret of Secrets you read 650 pages, and you spend two hours discussing a book that took 25 hours or more to read.

    I’m also struck by how little there was to discuss in a sense. It’s 670 pages, and a thriller, but I feel that there is less to dissect with plenty of other, shorter books. I don’t know whether others feel the same way.

    I expected that I would come out of the conversation with a blog post ready. Instead I came back with “Next time we need to read a shorter book”.

    Anyone else have that experience?

    #books #discussions #reading #social
  4. Following the meeting of the Coalition Committee, Dirk Wiese, Director of Parliamentary Affairs for the SPD, stated that the alliance between the Union and the... news.osna.fm/?p=45835 | #news #after #coalition #discussions #key

  5. Following the meeting of the Coalition Committee, Dirk Wiese, Director of Parliamentary Affairs for the SPD, stated that the alliance between the Union and the... news.osna.fm/?p=45835 | #news #after #coalition #discussions #key

  6. Following the meeting of the Coalition Committee, Dirk Wiese, Director of Parliamentary Affairs for the SPD, stated that the alliance between the Union and the... news.osna.fm/?p=45835 | #news #after #coalition #discussions #key

  7. Following the meeting of the Coalition Committee, Dirk Wiese, Director of Parliamentary Affairs for the SPD, stated that the alliance between the Union and the... news.osna.fm/?p=45835 | #news #after #coalition #discussions #key

  8. Guerrilla Games Co-founder, “I Will Develop a European Version of a General-Purpose Game Engine”

    Arjan Brussee © De Technolog Podcast Arjan Brussee, co-founder of Guerrilla Games and former Chief Technology Officer at…
    #Europe #EU #Discussions #Entertainments #Esports #European #Guides #Interview #Leagueoflegends #Lol #Mobile #News #Overwatch #PC #Previews #PS4 #reviews #strategies #Trailers #Videos #Walkthroughs #XboxOne
    europesays.com/europe/37768/

  9. Jour férié ou pas, week-end prolongé ou pas, on est toujours là pour vous accueillir sur le #tchat zeolia.chat
    #discussions #liberté #respect

  10. @emselimahmed @politics is a forum where any topic related to #politics can be discussed. However, probably the admins of this #community want the #discussions to be in #English

  11. @emselimahmed @politics is a forum where any topic related to #politics can be discussed. However, probably the admins of this #community want the #discussions to be in #English

  12. @emselimahmed @politics is a forum where any topic related to #politics can be discussed. However, probably the admins of this #community want the #discussions to be in #English

  13. @emselimahmed @politics is a forum where any topic related to #politics can be discussed. However, probably the admins of this #community want the #discussions to be in #English

  14. @emselimahmed @politics is a forum where any topic related to #politics can be discussed. However, probably the admins of this #community want the #discussions to be in #English

  15. The Space Show
    The program aims to promote a public understanding of spaceflight and astronomy and to provide the public and members of the Space Association with up-to-date news, interviews and features of space-related events...

    Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: greataustralianpods.com/space-

    #AusPods #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Science #Astronomy #News #Discussions #Space

  16. The Space Show
    The program aims to promote a public understanding of spaceflight and astronomy and to provide the public and members of the Space Association with up-to-date news, interviews and features of space-related events...

    Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: greataustralianpods.com/space-

    #AusPods #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Science #Astronomy #News #Discussions #Space

  17. The Space Show
    The program aims to promote a public understanding of spaceflight and astronomy and to provide the public and members of the Space Association with up-to-date news, interviews and features of space-related events...

    Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: greataustralianpods.com/space-

    #AusPods #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Science #Astronomy #News #Discussions #Space

  18. The Space Show
    The program aims to promote a public understanding of spaceflight and astronomy and to provide the public and members of the Space Association with up-to-date news, interviews and features of space-related events...

    Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: greataustralianpods.com/space-

    #AusPods #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Science #Astronomy #News #Discussions #Space

  19. The Space Show
    The program aims to promote a public understanding of spaceflight and astronomy and to provide the public and members of the Space Association with up-to-date news, interviews and features of space-related events...

    Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: greataustralianpods.com/space-

    #AusPods #Podcasts #Podcasting #Australia #Science #Astronomy #News #Discussions #Space

  20. alojapan.com/1475829/solo-leve ‘Solo Leveling’ Exhibition to Open in Shibuya, Tokyo This July #discussions #entertainments #eSports #guides #Interview #LeagueOfLegends #lol #mobile #news #overwatch #pc #Previews #ps4 #reviews #strategies #Tokyo #TokyoNews #trailers #videos #walkthroughs #XboxOne #東京 #東京都 Image courtesy of WaysB The ‘Solo Leveling’ exhibition, which premiered in South Korea last December as the world’s first, has been extended until May 25 and w

  21. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Bloodstorm Tales 2, Kocho Shinobu (Infinity Castle Arc) Character Pack Released on the 17th

    Source: Sega Publishing Korea Sega Publishing Korea (CEO Go Saito) announced that the paid downloadable content ‘Kocho…
    #NewsBeep #News #Technology #CA #Canada #Discussions #Entertainments #Esports #Guides #Interview #Leagueoflegends #Lol #Mobile #Overwatch #PC #previews #PS4 #reviews #Strategies #Trailers #Videos #Walkthroughs #xboxone
    newsbeep.com/ca/602558/

  22. Même si nous sommes apolitique, vous pouvez toujours discuter de #politique sur politique.zeolia.chat
    Bien entendu, nous nous attendons à ce que les débats soient respectueux.
    #discussions #tchat #débats_politiques @Reporterre