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Gosh... I (re)read it this morning, and come across it to here. I developed an habit that I gift a book to a random person I meet on outside... at a coffee shop, or on a beach whatever. I usually choose a person that read a book and go like "hey, what are you reading?" and we talk about it... It's a great icebreaker. By the time, I happen to buy hundreds of books and decided to share them. What is the point collecting them and calling it a "library"? It eventually lead me to meet the people from all shades of life with the interesting stories.

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I can imagine myself in this situation: "Oh hi there, what are you reading?". "Emm,emm Visual C#". "Oh,ok,Bye then!!!".

Interesting practice. I like to read, around 2 books per month, and mostly random books (non fiction) that catch my interest. I have interests that are unrelated to one another, and due to this I find it difficult to just talk about a book to someone I know, and even more so with strangers.

I'm the same way, but I've actually found that having random interests makes it easier to talk to people, precisely because I've read from a variety of topics.

2 books per month, really?

What does your schedule looks like? I have a large catalog of books which Id love to go over, but it can be very hard for me to find the time to simply sit and read beyond sitting on a plane or a bus

Do you not have much free time after work? Or do you just feel like there are better things to occupy it, other than reading?

I always read after a work and manage more than 2 books a month but, then again, I don't think I've seen a movie or played a video game in at least half a year, so I'm sacrificing on that front.

I'd wager family responsibilities (young kids, sick family, partner who doesn't value reading alone for 1hr as much as you do, etc.)

Yeah, I'm lucky to have no kids and a bookworm partner so I don't get roped into playing with toys or watching reality TV. The other option in such cases would probably be their commute to work, if they have one. Audiobooks can be a real savior there.

For me a kindle + about one hour per night before bed. I fly through fiction, nonfiction is a bit slower if I take notes.

I read on the subway everyday. My commute time is 1 hr to work and 1 hr to home so 2 hrs everyday. Most of the time it is enough to read 2 books per month. I don’t do speed reading.

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