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What about netflix binge watching. Netflix stats show that some people like to spend a weekend watching a tv show in one big binge.

Abstracts of everything, to just get the facts. Yes please!

I agree chubot++, the knowledge you gain (ROI) is more important rather spending time reading possibly non relevant "filler".

At university, certain professors (aka one really naughty chemistry professor) expected complete mastery of the subject and would have several questions in the examination that were not even covered by the assigned reading. (He expected us to read the entire textbook anyway)

I also prefer technical manuals in PDFs and just CTRL+ F through them as needed.

Thanks for the reply, after getting down-voted for sharing I was wondering if I am out of touch. I was formerly in an academic environment where you had to read everything at least three times over. After reading densely packed scientific literature and I now just search for the information I am interested in and skim through everything else because I realize how increasingly limited is my time.

Unfortunately I can't even read a book cover to cover, only skim through interesting parts.