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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not completely true -- but if it isn't in the Wall Street Journal or Forbes, I frankly probably don't care enough to read it.

I find it amazing that all of my friends and colleagues have a book going at all times. The last time I read a book for pleasure was 1 book 10 yrs ago. The last time before that -- someone was forcing me to read the "classics" in HS though my idea of reading those was speeding reading and reading the cliff notes to ace the test. I didn't read a single book in college (finance major and I made sure to come in with AP credit so I could get out of the reading intensive liberal arts kinds of requirements though I think we were only required to take 2-3 of those max anyway).

I used to read a lot when I was a kid -- up until maybe 6th-7th grade (think Babysitters Club and the like) and then when I stopped, that was it. I'm otherwise a well educated professional, 2 ivy degrees etc. I just can't pretend to care about fiction; I don't know how to get into it. As for non fiction -- theoretically that sounds better bc at least you're learning something, but I don't have the attention span to stick with a 300 pg biography.[/quote]

OP- I'm a "reader" but I have a couple of highly educated successful friends who are not-- at all. I notice that they really enjoy hands on hobbies like athletics, refurbishing furniture, gardening, etc. they are people who need to be moving and have a lot of spare physical energy.

This is personality- people are different and derive energy from different things. When I have spare time, I like reading and movies and puttering around the kitchen. I'm also big on naps. [/quote]

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