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badgoodDeb · 01-28-2008, 07:41 PM

I read a suggestion about how much to read before deciding whether or not to finish a book. The pundit said to take 100 and subtract your age. The result is how many pages you ought to struggle through before you quit. Obviously, with this formula, as you age, you devote less and less time before you decide to dislike something. Perhaps because there is less time left?!? But also, I think my tastes are more fixed now then when I was 18; I can decide faster whether something will suit me or not.

So: 100 - <your-age> = number-of-pages-to-read-before-quitting

01-28-2008, 07:41 PM	#14
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,553 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	How much to read before deciding.... I read a suggestion about how much to read before deciding whether or not to finish a book. The pundit said to take 100 and subtract your age. The result is how many pages you ought to struggle through before you quit. Obviously, with this formula, as you age, you devote less and less time before you decide to dislike something. Perhaps because there is less time left?!? But also, I think my tastes are more fixed now then when I was 18; I can decide faster whether something will suit me or not. So: 100 - <your-age> = number-of-pages-to-read-before-quitting