If there's a stack [of novels to review], the unpromising stuff goes at the top and the promising stuff goes at the bottom. That way, I am eager to finish Overwrought Romantic Mary Sue Fantasy because I know that will let me read Niche Product That Only the Author, James and Some Guy at JPL Likes.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The reviewer places boring books at the top of the stack to motivate finishing them quickly to reach the good ones at the bottom.
- In plain terms
- Putting bad books on top helps you finish them faster to get to the good ones.
- What can you take from it?
- Structure your workload to motivate yourself toward better tasks.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you motivate yourself to finish boring tasks?
- What order do you read books in?
Another view
This strategy assumes the reader enjoys the bottom items more than the top ones.
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