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How to Find Books That are Actually Worth Your Time

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I get this question surprisingly often: "How can I avoid wasting my time on bad books?" In other words, how do you find and pick the BEST books? Where do you go to get great book recommendations?
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  • @kritik4355
    @kritik43556 жыл бұрын

    I don't know who quoted this but here it goes - "Reading? It's not about how many books you go through, it's about how many books go through you"

  • @ivanzouw

    @ivanzouw

    5 жыл бұрын

    i read that on medium.com that's really good line, i think.

  • @increditoaster

    @increditoaster

    5 жыл бұрын

    #deep

  • @MZT4

    @MZT4

    4 жыл бұрын

    r/Im14anthisisdeeo

  • @catedoge3206

    @catedoge3206

    4 жыл бұрын

    Imma steal this

  • @eternity9691

    @eternity9691

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this

  • @astarte_silver
    @astarte_silver6 жыл бұрын

    "Don't finish a bad book" is the best advice when it comes to optimizing time and enjoy reading.

  • @philipmeisterl

    @philipmeisterl

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dan_GD thank you!! Also its ok to skip parts often you only really care for a few chapters

  • @neilspector9221

    @neilspector9221

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes, that is true but sometimes you may wish to power through a book to put another notch in belt. Books like War and Peace or Moby Dick come to mind.

  • @tempestandacomputer6951

    @tempestandacomputer6951

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@neilspector9221 Those aren't bad books though. They are classics that you may not relate to because the prose has aged so much.

  • @diviproduction173

    @diviproduction173

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree but sometimes I feel guilty I'm not giving it a chance, once I hit page 100 if I'm not feeling it I'll ditch it.

  • @theunexplainablecrumbs4387

    @theunexplainablecrumbs4387

    2 жыл бұрын

    Could not agree more. When I've tried to power through a book I've outright disliked it just puts me into a reading slump. Why waste time reading something you don't like when you could be reading something that you do?

  • @lesleywatts7798
    @lesleywatts77986 жыл бұрын

    Also, ask a librarian. Helping people find books they will enjoy or discover information they need is a huge part of our job.

  • @tempestandacomputer6951

    @tempestandacomputer6951

    4 жыл бұрын

    As someone who has been a reader since grade school and now in college, it never occurred to me librarians would have recommendations.

  • @ryanfinnamore1309

    @ryanfinnamore1309

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tempestandacomputer6951 have you since asked a librarian for a suggestion?

  • @tempestandacomputer6951

    @tempestandacomputer6951

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ryanfinnamore1309 Since then, i haven't read much so no, but ive asked for reccomende from people when applicable. I almost always ask the waiter for one when going to a new restaurant.

  • @KashishShivnani

    @KashishShivnani

    2 жыл бұрын

    My librarian does not read books, that is why I can't ask him

  • @greatbookie
    @greatbookie6 жыл бұрын

    “In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.” ― Mortimer J. Adler

  • @AndyZaturno
    @AndyZaturno6 жыл бұрын

    I stopped buying books for two reasons. I only like them in physical form and they are expensive most of the times, and second, public libraries have amazing books that you can actually borrow. If you really like it, then you can buy it then to store in your own library. Why you didn't mention libraries? Andy

  • @Thomasfrank

    @Thomasfrank

    6 жыл бұрын

    To be honest, I haven't checked a book out at a library in a long time (though I still work at the Boulder one sometimes), so it totally slipped my mind when I was writing this video. I definitely should have mentioned it, which is why I pinned someone else's comment that called me out on it :)

  • @misspumpkin5427

    @misspumpkin5427

    2 жыл бұрын

    In my city local libraries don't even exist, so I have only one option which is buy books

  • @Mianroca
    @Mianroca6 жыл бұрын

    This is why I look up to this man. He has a good taste for books, and his videos are helpful and precise.

  • @ranveersingh6954

    @ranveersingh6954

    6 жыл бұрын

    Mianroca true

  • @ExtremeTalker-xw6cd
    @ExtremeTalker-xw6cd6 жыл бұрын

    Avoid books made by youtubers

  • @ZamWeazle

    @ZamWeazle

    5 жыл бұрын

    Why's that?

  • @ZamWeazle

    @ZamWeazle

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Alaskan Space Program lol Who the heck is that?

  • @ZamWeazle

    @ZamWeazle

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Alaskan Space Program You might as well be speaking greek? ...It's all greek to me!!

  • @ZamWeazle

    @ZamWeazle

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Alaskan Space ProgramWell, to quote Q*bert...@!#?@!

  • @aarambhabhandari2486

    @aarambhabhandari2486

    4 жыл бұрын

    Best advive ever thanks

  • @youstinanagi740
    @youstinanagi7406 жыл бұрын

    Thomas, THANK YOU. You perfectly and quickly answered my questions. It is such a relief to know them . I respect your efforts so much. I'm also proud and happy to hear my own words in your video.

  • @anabananana2326
    @anabananana23264 жыл бұрын

    "A short history of nearly everything" is one of my favorite books as well, so surprised when someone else mentions it. Great video😊

  • @whoareu-podcastaboutlifeat257
    @whoareu-podcastaboutlifeat2576 жыл бұрын

    I would recommend Goodreads as well. In my experience the reviews are quite reliable! Another way I passively find out about new/recommended books is through podcasts. The podcast Fresh Air is always interviewing authors. I've found so many great books that way.

  • @matthewmatherly3844
    @matthewmatherly38445 жыл бұрын

    I know everyone has different interests when it comes to reading, but a few books that I have enjoyed reading are as followed: • Ego Is The Enemy (Ryan Holiday) • The Obstacle Is The Way (Ryan Holiday) • The Second Mountain: The Quest For A Moral Life (David Brooks) • The Road To Character (David Brooks) • Rising Strong (Brene Brown) • Daring To Lead (Brene Brown) One might say that a more accurate assessment is three authors that changed my life as I listed a couple books by each author that I've come to enjoy reading and have learned to grow my perspective and personal self from what I've read and apply them to my own life and situations that happen within it. I've always been a strong believer that while reading is fundamentally important and essential to helping us learn and grow, it's all in how we apply it as well. I hope for those that see this comment and decided to read any of these books or if you've already read any of them you can share your experiences below. I hope you can experience as much joy from these books as I have come to know. Keep reading what you love and find interesting and grow as much as you can as a person.

  • @noodlepoodleoddle
    @noodlepoodleoddle5 жыл бұрын

    Also don't ever be afraid to start reading multiple books at once. You don't have to commit to everything, as long as one of them is enjoyable you already won.

  • @chandugatti
    @chandugatti6 жыл бұрын

    You're such a great inspiration for me. Your videos have changed they way of my life. Keep posting great stuff, as always! :)

  • @JLchevz
    @JLchevz5 жыл бұрын

    deleting the TBR list is great, if you really wanted to read something youd buy the book right away, instead the tbr list just gives you anxiety lol

  • @TheNickChug
    @TheNickChug6 жыл бұрын

    I was JUST having this issue the other day! Thanks for another great video!

  • @user-di3ng2bq8z
    @user-di3ng2bq8z6 жыл бұрын

    People, here is the best content, search no more, Tom, I love the work that you do here and the new mail up-do that you did - it is truly a quality read! I literary cant point to a single video that i didn't enjoy

  • @isiahfriedlander5559

    @isiahfriedlander5559

    5 жыл бұрын

    Спасибо, are you Russian? I would love to learn this language

  • @crazygrace94

    @crazygrace94

    4 жыл бұрын

    Isiah, if you’re serious about learning Russian I recommend you check out Italki. It’s a language learning website through which you can find affordable tutors and/or language exchange partners. Удачи!

  • @isiahfriedlander5559

    @isiahfriedlander5559

    4 жыл бұрын

    Grace Poet: thank you very much, it’s just great, many teachers at an affordable price, Крани вас боже

  • @treeoflife7151
    @treeoflife71516 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I agree that reading a summary is like getting notes from friends. Even reading a book second time is a very different experience as you notice different things and make new connections. When it comes to reading lists, when I add a book to it, I also add a reference (where did I heard it, why it got me interested). That way (hopefully) I will be able to evaluate better when the time comes, if it's still relevant/a good reason to read the book.

  • @glenmattson3765
    @glenmattson37653 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making this video. My wife is a writer of clean historical romance novels based on places we have traveled. Now that I have retired, I am helping her publish Mellyora Ashley books for others to enjoy. I appreciate your help in this video showing how she might get her books discovered by those looking for enjoyable reads about actual places and history in England.

  • @arock8586
    @arock85866 жыл бұрын

    Tom, Ive been around for a long time and appreachiate every video you release. They really do help. Fam, the dislike percentage of basically all of your videos say something very good about you as a content creator.

  • @user-dr5nt2is7f
    @user-dr5nt2is7f4 жыл бұрын

    And sometimes its good to read so called “classics” I found the books that we read in literature class such as Dostoevsky, Camus, Jane Austin, Fitzgerald, and etc. very interesting and entertaining. There might be boring books, but there won’t be “bad” books if you find them in this way. Also, there is a list made by Ted, “why you should read” series, and it’s helpful.

  • @sherlock7898

    @sherlock7898

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yesssss, some of the first books I ever read and still my favorites to this day were classic books. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Sherlock Holmes, A Tale of Two Cities and so on. If you can get through the different language and the length, you can find gems.

  • @empathagain

    @empathagain

    2 жыл бұрын

    We didn't read anything half as amazing as Camus or Dostoyevsky in any of my classes, but they're 2 of my favorite authors now, with Camus actually being my fave author of all time.

  • @SamuelNathanuelson
    @SamuelNathanuelson6 жыл бұрын

    "The Greatest Ingredient to learning is interest" "Enjoy the journey, you never really "get there"

  • @charliegoodson8247
    @charliegoodson82476 жыл бұрын

    Thinking Fast and Slow is truly a life-changing book. It should be a required read before starting college. Great video thanks for the recommendations.

  • @AnonyTests

    @AnonyTests

    5 жыл бұрын

    Charlie Goodson I read that book and yes it was beyond incredible. I think you will also enjoy reading The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy :)

  • @maryambraiber6460
    @maryambraiber64606 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are QUALITY

  • @ang3allen
    @ang3allen5 жыл бұрын

    Personal development books are my favorite My recommendations are Think and grow rich - napoleon hill As a man thinken by James Allen psycocybernetics - Maxwell Maltz Atomic habits by James clear The power of your subconscious mind by Joseph Murphy Eat that frog Bryan Tracy Awaken the giant within - Antony Robbins The genie within by Harry w. Carpenter Miracle morning- Hal Elrod There is a lot more books that I really like but The ones I mentioned are some of my favorite!!!

  • @Asyss_Complex

    @Asyss_Complex

    4 жыл бұрын

    I read Atomic Habits, and that was a good one. I actually got inspired by one of the chapters. I used my 'engineering' skills to build a 'habit tracker' which consists of a microcontroller, a small screen and buttons to input information. Every night I would record the tasks that I have completed during te day. Thanks to that I've been building good habits. I might make a video about it some day. Thanks for the recommendations. I'll check them out.

  • @ang3allen

    @ang3allen

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Asyss_Complex yeah make a video and I'll check it out, what others books have you read that inspired you?

  • @Rocket33r
    @Rocket33r6 жыл бұрын

    I like Naval Ravikan'ts approach to reading. He doesn't force himself to finish a book he started, he just reads whatever he's curious about. I haven't fully adopted his philosophy, but he do notice that at times I lose reading momentum if what I'm reading is not that interesting to me, and I skip reading for 1-2 days. Sometimes I also just need a break from a certain book, and then come back to it at a later point, or I don't. The only time I try to be consistent is with text books that I'm trying to study. But because of that I try to read 2-3 categories of books each day, so that I'm always reading something "interesting". The categories would be text-book/study-book (something that requires more focus), non-fiction (something I'm interested in) and fiction (the last book of the day and to balance my reading habits and create diversity in the topics I read).

  • @ksiddiqui8
    @ksiddiqui86 жыл бұрын

    I just can't get myself to make a reading habit, no matter what... I don't understand why... But I'm still very excited to get that habit, and working on it...

  • @raseenahmed1149

    @raseenahmed1149

    6 жыл бұрын

    find your taste first

  • @Jridgen

    @Jridgen

    6 жыл бұрын

    I was the same way until I switched to a daily habit. I failed at trying to read "x" number of books a week or month. Switched to 25 pages a day commitment, which is not hard, and now it's ingrained. Try it out.

  • @ThePayola123

    @ThePayola123

    6 жыл бұрын

    Read about Penile Augmentation...!!!

  • @kathlynbaladad5756

    @kathlynbaladad5756

    6 жыл бұрын

    You need to know your daily routine. If you realize you have a consistent downtime each day, say, commuting to and from work takes you two hours, you could fill it with reading a particular number of pages or chapters. There’s no one formula to get into the habit of doing something, it depends on your lifestyle. Don’t set a goal that’s too high for your current lifestyle. If you can only read 5 pages a day, go for it. Build it through time. You might also want to reflect on what motivates you to do something. If it’s through meeting metrics, make a tracker. If it’s through food, read while having eating dinner. If it’s through learning, join a book club. If life is going too fast and you need to just sit down, read a book. Get to know yourself and how you’ve formed your current habits. I’ve developed my own resding habits because it’s a stress-reliever at the end of the day. If you haven’t found your taste in books, have an experiment week. Try reading a chapter from a particular book or genre for each day of the week. You’re bound to find one that piques your interest.

  • @Thomasfrank

    @Thomasfrank

    6 жыл бұрын

    I bet a friend $100 that I’d read 25 pages a day for 3 months. I ended up reading 13 books. Was hard at first, but after a couple weeks I actually noticed my focus improving and the reading went quicker and easier

  • @K98vd04
    @K98vd046 жыл бұрын

    I hate how teen fantasy books cover 80% of book shops and library

  • @Ounouh

    @Ounouh

    6 жыл бұрын

    Because the demand is higher. Book shops have to follow the demand or they go out of business. There's not enough customers (does not mean there is not any) that would buy other than teen fantasies that are actually bought by people of all ages. Harry Potter being an example how a book to teens was popular in other age groups too to the point that they had to make 2nd cover set with more serious book covers designed more to adults taste.

  • @lyraserpentine894

    @lyraserpentine894

    6 жыл бұрын

    Well, if adults would stop reading the young adult genre, then the majority of books read, offered, and sold would not consist of childish nonsense, like teen fantasy books. Convince adults to read adult books, and to move out of their Peter Pan syndrome, and the literature will improve.

  • @Thomasfrank

    @Thomasfrank

    6 жыл бұрын

    There are certainly a lot of teen wolf vampire squid-person romance triangle books out there, but i wouldn’t say they cover THAT much of the bookstores and libraries I’ve been in...

  • @hopfferomero

    @hopfferomero

    6 жыл бұрын

    SquickSquick Search Romero.and.Torre on instagram and you'll find a nice list of them also! ;)

  • @knightmareco

    @knightmareco

    6 жыл бұрын

    The shops you go to bruv, the ones I visit do have them as central display with all the best sellers at the moment, but the rest of the shop is vast and has from historical books to manga

  • @santruptip1753
    @santruptip17536 жыл бұрын

    I feel like your skin is getting better and glowing with every video. Make a video on how you take care of it.!!

  • @Thomasfrank

    @Thomasfrank

    6 жыл бұрын

    I might have the sunlight to thank in this one. But I’ll definitely do a skin video, since I used to have REALLY bad acne. For me the fix was (and is) primarily diet.

  • @kartikkarajgikar2846

    @kartikkarajgikar2846

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thomas Frank Yep!! Please do one . Most of us need those tips

  • @santruptip1753

    @santruptip1753

    6 жыл бұрын

    ok I'm just a little too excited you actually replied!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And yes will look forward to the video :"D

  • @davidjames666

    @davidjames666

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thomas Frank you are what you eat. I guess hotdogs and processed deli meats are not a food staple right now for you. Congrats on all you've been doing.

  • @asianassassin7227
    @asianassassin72276 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video! I lost my love for reading at the beginning of middle school, but recently regained it at the end of my freshman year of college a month ago and this question popped into my head. I’ll definitely have to check out Goodreads later.

  • @kyraocity
    @kyraocity6 жыл бұрын

    I so appreciate your vlogs and this channel!! Still recommending it to my students. This is such a useful video. Commonsense that is so valuable.

  • @RandomDays906
    @RandomDays9066 жыл бұрын

    Here's a book recommendation for anyone who sees this. Why We Sleep by Dr. Matthew Walker It's by far the most interesting and comprehensive book on any subject I've ever read. Keyword: interesting.

  • @User-to7nb

    @User-to7nb

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the recommendation! I think I’ll read it next.

  • @AnonyTests

    @AnonyTests

    5 жыл бұрын

    RandomDays I’ll surely add that to my reading list. In exchange I’d recommend reading The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy!!

  • @francinep2880

    @francinep2880

    5 жыл бұрын

    I listened to it on audible and its fantastic

  • @goutammalviya9441

    @goutammalviya9441

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have read why we sleep and it was an incredible book on sleeping

  • @LeMondedeCarla04

    @LeMondedeCarla04

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just read the first chapter and it convinced me to read it! Thanks for the recommendation

  • @izabelasabat2550
    @izabelasabat25506 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, 'The Name Of The Wind' is a wonderful book!

  • @dusanmelentijevic2284

    @dusanmelentijevic2284

    6 жыл бұрын

    Vulpes Inculta it just isn't your taste, drop it I started Wells' novel The War of the worlds, and dropped it after second chapter Yes, it's good, but I (mostly) don't really enjoy sci-fi That's why now I'm literally eating Count of Monte Cristo. God, what a read it is

  • @Isengrim_II

    @Isengrim_II

    6 жыл бұрын

    But the sequel sucked. Hopefully optimistic for the 3rd

  • @froncifresh

    @froncifresh

    6 жыл бұрын

    I wanted to love it so badly but i hated it with a passion 😥

  • @Kincaid2576

    @Kincaid2576

    6 жыл бұрын

    Isengrim the Second Last year or so they re-released the book with a new cover and I thought for a second he finally finished the series, as much as I really enjoyed the book-I am less likely to start an incomplete series again. Between Rothfuss and GRRM I feel slightly betrayed.

  • @deanog2577

    @deanog2577

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Tyler M19 Probably becuase it's not good.

  • @cabalpaxiarch7239
    @cabalpaxiarch72394 жыл бұрын

    Ok, sure, I can respect this. Even though I fundamentally disagree with the overall philosophy of this channel, I have to admit this was a very practical and helpful guide. Assuming my life span leaves me with enough time after I finish all the classics I still have on my TBR list and my second Wheel of Time reading, this is going to be a helpful guide to look for what's next.

  • @aaronmontgomery6977

    @aaronmontgomery6977

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why do you disagree with the channel?

  • @michaelbillypec
    @michaelbillypec2 жыл бұрын

    Don’t finish a bad book is good advice, my own personal rule is don’t even start one; I can tell in one paragraph if I am going to enjoy an author’s style. On occasion, might give them up to one page, but I try to stick to the one paragraph rule…

  • @charles_heres
    @charles_heres6 жыл бұрын

    I second the Goodreads recommendation, it has been a pleasure following you these years! Cheers.

  • @technosopher
    @technosopher6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot Thomas for the audible free trial.

  • @georgeevangel4292

    @georgeevangel4292

    5 жыл бұрын

    If ever we find a man with intellect we must know what books he reads-Emerson

  • @ishitadas2332
    @ishitadas23326 жыл бұрын

    The part where you say "Don't forget to enjoy the process of reading and that it's about the journey", totally resonates with me. At the start of this year, I had set a goal to read 2 books per month to resume my love for reading. Eventually, I realised that I was really rushing through. And, my sister pointed out exactly the same thing - what's the point of such a goal if you are not enjoying it. So, I have slowed down and enjoying all the reading 😊. Thanks for the tips..

  • @hajerabd3491
    @hajerabd34914 жыл бұрын

    this is not what people are here for but two books that i absolutely love are, blink by malcolm gladwell and little bee by chris cleave.

  • @princessthyemis
    @princessthyemis5 жыл бұрын

    I really loved what you said about taking time to enjoy books, and that milestones don't really matter--you could have a goal to read 100 books in one year and finish feeling totally unfulfilled, or only read 10, at your own pace, and love each one. This is a lesson I need to learn! I set out at the beginning of this year wanting to read as many books as possible, but then began Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive--which is QUITE the undertaking! I am enjoying them, however, I don't know if they will end up becoming some of my favorites. I don't know why this is (I feel sort of sad about it for some reason; I want to like a book I spend 2 months reading)...I guess only time will tell. Regardless, this is such a fantastic reminder that readers should only read what matters to THEM!!

  • @mishapurser7542
    @mishapurser75424 жыл бұрын

    I noticed the Mary Beard book in the thumbnail. Seems we are both a fan of her. I bought her book Women and Power earlier today. I can't wait to buy S.P.Q.R. in the future.

  • @russelllewis1190
    @russelllewis11905 жыл бұрын

    Great vid. I have been stuck and only finished 2 of the last 10books I started. Now I have a direction and some good recommendations. Thank you

  • @jamilexf.7910
    @jamilexf.79106 жыл бұрын

    THOMAS ALL BOOKS ARE WORTH MY TIME. I am currently reading Being Mortal by Atul Gawande which is extremely well written also extremely eye-opening and existential crisis causing. One of my first Non-FIction that I am reading all the way through. I personally do a lot of the tips you are giving but the video was a great reminder. The first sentence was caused by my first reaction to your title. Love yah!

  • @parnikatyagi503
    @parnikatyagi5036 жыл бұрын

    Hi Thomas, Your channel is the most unique one out there and very educational and realistic too. Congrats, you are not feeding the egos of people by creating crap content. Good going!

  • @googledev566
    @googledev5664 жыл бұрын

    *_Thanks for having engsubtitles_*

  • @wackkkk4722
    @wackkkk47226 жыл бұрын

    **YOU should do a day in a life video **

  • @PAlex-us4ov
    @PAlex-us4ov4 жыл бұрын

    If you like books then Goodreads is an essential part of your reading routine. By reading reviews of your favorite books, you will find reviewers who have similar tastes and you can check out their top-rated books.

  • @MarioKL
    @MarioKL5 жыл бұрын

    If one is still considering listening to the Sherlock Holmes books, please give chance to John Telfer, one of the earlier issues of the Sherlock Holmes audiobooks and an absolutely wonderful listen!

  • @carlosgonzalez1738
    @carlosgonzalez17385 жыл бұрын

    To add to finish free summaries of books, I did this: Download the Kindle App on phone, or tablet. Then with your amazon account, find a book you want on the amazon site, find the kindle version of that book and click on “download a free sample”. Most of the time, the first pages give you an idea of the book and then from there, you decide.

  • @domjaniga6163
    @domjaniga61636 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the tips. Awesomely edited as always, keep up with good work sir!

  • @Piccolo_Re
    @Piccolo_Re2 жыл бұрын

    I have this issue too. Constantly getting bombarded with books to read in articles I come across. It becomes book overload. Too many books being marketed constantly.

  • @josoufsidiqi5444
    @josoufsidiqi5444 Жыл бұрын

    Use summaries to understand a book's main point but have this in mind, reading summeriesb don't help you has much as the notes you take yourself and the things you resonate with the book, don't finish bad books and be sure to enjoy reading it.

  • @lake6888
    @lake68886 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always. Can you please make a video on how you take notes on the books you read? That'd be really helpful.

  • @uwuuwu9104
    @uwuuwu91044 жыл бұрын

    Usually I ask multiple people like: my English teacher, the librarian, my reader friends and my cousin who is a English major. If two or more or them recommend the same book I read them.

  • @camdavbax
    @camdavbax4 жыл бұрын

    Another great Audible buy is 'Galaxy Outlaws: the complete Black Ocean Mobius Missions 1-16.5' It is an AMAZING universe to explore and in which to enjoy the varied and interesting adventures. There are sequel series which are fantastic as well, but for one credit, this takes the cake! I also fully back the Sherlock Holmes collection mentioned in the vid. Awesome!

  • @cassiaprior453
    @cassiaprior4536 жыл бұрын

    I loved this video thank you so much for it. It really helped me place to perspective what reading really is. I love to read but always had the feelings I had to finish the book no matter what and felt disappointed if that goal was not achieved. Thanks to you I know I can take it easier and not read so aggressively, more like taking my time and focusing on what's important. Thanks for existing! (Also, liked that you ended the video in a kind of commercial way :P)

  • @abhishekar809
    @abhishekar8095 жыл бұрын

    I liked your attitude very much ,for most things you give an answer that it is RELATIVE ,which is always true ,because IN THIS WORLD NOTHING IS GOOD OR BAD EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE...

  • @frankm.2850
    @frankm.28506 жыл бұрын

    I just started reading Name of the Wind yesterday, and HOLY SHIT. I've been working on reading more fiction recently and I"m so glad my best friend (yes, I'm 30 and I still have a couple of those, sue me) recommended it. Rothfuss' book is a brick, but its beautifully written and inventive.

  • @moritzschroder
    @moritzschroder6 жыл бұрын

    thanks for not being superficial with this topic! you could have made it easy for yourself, but you didnt, and i always appreciate that in youtubers! i, too, try to give my content as much depth as possible. thanks for raising the bar, thomas 😉

  • @hermionegranger9487
    @hermionegranger94876 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video!!! 😄👍. I have read your book and that's really awesome🙌

  • @richardbayer1559
    @richardbayer15596 жыл бұрын

    I just want to appreciate your high quality content - Thank You Thomas !

  • @stevenwalter1255
    @stevenwalter12556 жыл бұрын

    I love the way he speaks...he's great....keeps your attention...content is good and delivery of the info is crisp...a natural

  • @sashaclafton8230
    @sashaclafton82306 жыл бұрын

    There's also a very active community on KZread of people who read and review books. It's mostly YA but if you dig a little deeper you can find people who read from every genre.

  • @bearhall4919
    @bearhall49193 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for promoting fiction. Too many men avoid it. I got to a point where I am looking for some new direction in the world of fiction and am finding it difficult to even find men who read it to get direction from.

  • @marietaghazaryan9138
    @marietaghazaryan91384 жыл бұрын

    I personally watch certain booktubers whose opinions I’ve come to trust and follow theor recommendations. See what the person rates certain books within your genre of interest and compare their opinion to yours, if you match on several occasions, chances are you will like that person’s recommendations within the genre. Now I know which booktuber’s advice to follow when I’m reading thrillers, contemporary, classics etc.

  • @mariahhassan6554
    @mariahhassan65546 жыл бұрын

    Please do a video on books that greatly impacted you! Something besides the usual self-help books! Stories!!!

  • @shangbayakzhol7900
    @shangbayakzhol79002 жыл бұрын

    -Try to find the friends who can recommend you which book to read -Use the apps, websites thay already have list of best books in specific genre -Do not read the book that you're not enjoying or is not beneficial -The goal is not to finish the book, but to get the idea, to earn max out of it to change your life. Or at least to enjoy reading -Do not read strictly by order or the books that in your list, sometimes sudden and random book that comes to your hands, might be better to read.(actually if you're interested in that book)

  • @MariamHalfNomad
    @MariamHalfNomad6 жыл бұрын

    Didn’t know Stephen Fry had recorded Sherlock! Thanks for this tip 👍🏻

  • @jorget684
    @jorget6846 жыл бұрын

    Author recommendations is a great source when looking for something new to get into. I don't know if most authors are active on Goodreads but what I do is go to their personal website if they have one and see if they have any book recommendations. Found some amazing stuff doing this!

  • @albertopascual749
    @albertopascual7496 жыл бұрын

    Great video Thomas! Any recomendations on how to motivate yourself into doing mundane tasks that have no deadline.

  • @BookMattic
    @BookMattic6 жыл бұрын

    Hey Thomas! It's my first time watching your video and I love it. I'm an avid nonfiction/business book reader who has also happened to read The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear. I love your advice about what books to choose. To add another layer here for nonfiction book readers. I think it's important to pick a book topic in the area you need the most improvement on 'at that specific time' in your life. Best way to do that, like you said, is to check the book out on Goodreads, which btw I followed you. On another note, I just posted my first 'New Business BookTube Tag' video today which is something me and my fellow avid business book readers just started about 3 weeks ago. As you have mentioned, BookTube consists of mostly fictional book readers. It is our goal to get more fictional readers to start reading more nonfiction books through starting this 'New Business BookTube'. It was awesome watching your video and I'll be sure to stop by and watch some more. Thanks Thomas.

  • @muhammad19921992
    @muhammad199219924 жыл бұрын

    There is a quote of en Egyptian philosopher, "reading a book twice is better than reading two books". Relatively this works for all beginners and most of people.

  • @princessthyemis
    @princessthyemis5 жыл бұрын

    ROTHFUSS HAS A GOODREADS?!!?!? I am TOTALLY checking that out!!!!!!

  • @kaloyanyotov3236
    @kaloyanyotov32366 жыл бұрын

    I was re-watching another video of yours, the one for the bad morning habits, when I received the notification for this one :D Just wanna share my HUGE admiration for readin 1367 books and for all the well-shaped, motivating and helpful videos you make in general. You make me wanna have a chanel on my own. Maybe sth similar to this but also a bit different. Once again thank you for all the work you put on a daily basis!

  • @barbaravanni7128
    @barbaravanni71286 жыл бұрын

    I totally agree when you say that the interest is the main key for us to pick a book to read. Sometimes we read books that someone said was good, but it just doesn't work for us. It's really a matter of what you are into at the moment.

  • @lauragomezllanos2916
    @lauragomezllanos29166 жыл бұрын

    “Don’t finish a bad book” that is a great advice, personally it has to be a really bad book in order to left it unfinished. I like and I’m interested in most books that you mention. One recommendation: “The Coaching Habit” and also I’m slowly getting all the books the author recommends at the end haha.

  • @kallistoindrani5689
    @kallistoindrani56896 жыл бұрын

    Don't finish bad books is the best realisation I got a few years back. Life is too short to finish a book you don't like, there are millions of others out there that could be good. Don't waste your time with books you find just 'so so' or even plain bad.

  • @earl-grey-milk-tea
    @earl-grey-milk-tea6 жыл бұрын

    Seconding Goodreads! I cannot recommend it enough - not only is it a fairly good gauge of a book's quality (though you should be discerning when reading reviews), I can usually tell if I will enjoy something by reading the reviews on content, writing style et cetera. Some people complain about the community there, but I've personally just used it as a to-read and screening list and it works just fine. What my issue is, is reading more nonfiction! It's hard to know what piques your interest if you don't know what's out there, and nonfiction easily falls into the trap of being boring if it's not well handled. Any tips?

  • @shaheerziya2631

    @shaheerziya2631

    6 жыл бұрын

    here for the milk tea Reading I teresting and boring books at the same time works good enough for me.

  • @ishaantrivedi9968
    @ishaantrivedi99686 жыл бұрын

    Thomas getting even more slick with his ad segways😂😊 8:38

  • @ousmanfitness8132
    @ousmanfitness81323 жыл бұрын

    I'm the only one who walks into a library 1 hour before it closes, and walks around like a fool for a good 59 minutes aimlessly having no clue what in looking for even though in desperate for a new book but can never find what I like, and just keep picking up random books in ny general "section"(YA). Then when they kick me out, I just take home what I managed to pick up and HOPE that it will be a good read or else I wanted my time

  • @Marneezyisshort
    @Marneezyisshort6 жыл бұрын

    Hey Thomas! Could you do a video on the helpful things to bring or not to bring to a new college dorm or housing situation? Thanks! Love your videos and studying playlists!

  • @Keyboard12850
    @Keyboard128506 жыл бұрын

    Do you have some schedule when you read fiction and not fiction books or you pick them randomly?

  • @janamarji4056
    @janamarji40566 жыл бұрын

    Oh my god Pat’s Goodreads profile is basically my book oracle; I scroll through it day in day out and The Name of the Wind is my favorite fantasy novel (still waiting on the third book...I’m looking at you Rothfus). I was so happy you like it 😁

  • @TheShamansQuestion
    @TheShamansQuestion6 жыл бұрын

    I've been asking myself this for ages now and just yesterday too. Open KZread; Thomas's solved my problem.

  • @anamzafar7379
    @anamzafar73796 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much thomas i was looking for books and couldn't really decide, moreover my exams just ended so a great time to read great books.

  • @nilslang5527
    @nilslang55276 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I have a request for the podcast: Could you do a whole episode about the posture problems and every day solutions, mentioned in the prelast epiosde of the podcast? I think that's a topic that concerns a lot of people and could influence there lives in a positive way. Thanks for all the amazing content!

  • @THISisKROD13
    @THISisKROD136 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for uploading. I’ve been trying to read more recently but didn’t really know where to start

  • @johannojeda
    @johannojeda6 жыл бұрын

    Since you improved the color correction, the videos look amazing. Great job!

  • @alexandersweeney6182
    @alexandersweeney61825 жыл бұрын

    It's so nice recognizing a book your bookshelf even in the blurry background

  • @mrtwitch965
    @mrtwitch9656 жыл бұрын

    Can we just take a moment to appreciate Thomas (and his team) for his very well done job on creating personal brand. Well done good sir. You instill value into every damned video. For lack of better words, and my own personal favorite phrase. Fuck yeah man. Good work!

  • @Yantotanjung
    @Yantotanjung3 жыл бұрын

    And I enjoy your talk. Thanks Thomas for your great advice.

  • @ashwinkumar9372
    @ashwinkumar93726 жыл бұрын

    I spent money on buying books that people say are the best books . I didn't learn anything worth mentioning but got a free book from librivox and that sorta changed my life .

  • @syedsubhaan9723
    @syedsubhaan97236 жыл бұрын

    Hey! Could you make a video on best books to read; fiction, non-fiction, and/or self-help books? Thanks!

  • @tariqpsp
    @tariqpsp6 жыл бұрын

    "Enjoy the process, don't worry about reading all the best books out there". Best advice, great content!

  • @TheLamppostStudio
    @TheLamppostStudio6 жыл бұрын

    Glad this is here, had this problem for a while

  • @qassim094
    @qassim0946 жыл бұрын

    The greatest ingredient to learning is interest. I couldn't have said it any better. For me, even if I pick up a book and make an exhaustive reading schedule for that specific book, if I find another book that is more interesting and is more relevant to my current goals and interests I would switch books in a heartbeat.

  • @MelissaClaasen
    @MelissaClaasen6 жыл бұрын

    I'm a huge fan of Stephen Fry. I can believe that it's a fantastic listen. 😊 Enjoyed this episode. Thanks so much for taking the pressure off my TBR list.

  • @sagnikchakraborty1613
    @sagnikchakraborty16135 жыл бұрын

    "enjoy what you read" :)

  • @alenawu5383
    @alenawu53836 жыл бұрын

    yes! such a good reminder that not all books need to be completed, especially if it's just becoming a drain for you. so thank you! such a good video :)

  • @yanniszachos6161
    @yanniszachos61616 жыл бұрын

    Very smart video idea!!! Thanks a lot Thomas! Keep up the great work!!