Thread: Seriousness are you a finisher or a forsaker?
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Old 04-12-2019, 11:30 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb View Post
Years ago, I heard this formula: "100 minus your age = number of pages you ought to read, before deciding to Not Finish a book".
I know a fairly spry centenarian who would never be able to start a book ever again if she used that formula!

I used to force myself to finish every book I started, but I'm not into self-inflicted punishment any more. It still takes quite a bit for me to abandon a book altogether, but I don't hesitate to do so if I'm just turning pages to get nearer to the end and getting nothing out of it.

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