Reading textbooks for fun?

[leintdav000]

I started working through an exercise science textbook the other day and I got me wondering... I did something math; If I read 20 pages every day, which isn't really a lot, I can burn through almost two whole textbooks every 6 months. Most textbooks are 500-1,000 pages; 7*20=140; 140(4)=560; 560(6)=3360... 

I'm curious why everyone wouldn't do this, lol? Knock out ten pages of one book then nock out ten pages of another--I like to read two books at a time otherwise I get bored. That's 4 entire textbooks a year: that's 40 in ten years! Do this your entire life and it's like, I imagine, seeing the world in 360p compared to 4k! 

Maybe this will be a new commitment I make! 

Just thought I'd post, maybe it'd spark some interest in others. 

[K VIL]

yess especially on epistemology. which ones are you reading? Hopefully no calculus haha

also check out textbooks smart people are "required" to read... You can do this with any university.

 

https://harvardcoopbooks.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BNCBHomePage?storeId=52084&catalogId=10001&langId=-1

[leintdav000]

@K VIL Hah, I'm in university right now! That's what surprised me when I did the math... I'm used to reading chapters in a day for all my classes... 10 pages is a joke! Unless it's really complex material... The exercise science textbook I'm reading through right now is breaking down glycolysis--something I've never been formally educated in and my chemistry knowledge has some holes in it. I didn't take education seriously until college. But it's nothing I can't figure out. GG brotha, I'll check out the link and see what's all out there

[Adam M]

Read the books on Leo's book list instead.

 

I cant even begin to articulate the radical shift that will occur in the trajectory of your entire life.

[d0ornokey]

I don't see much practical value in a lot of standard academia stuff homedawg. id explore this video instead: