Ask HN: Are books worth it?
Online content is often low-quality, highly commercial in nature and very ephemeral. Books, the real kind, when they are good can stay with you for a very long time.<p>A well-written story, be it fiction or non-fiction can have a long lastig impact and even an emotional connection that I have personally never experienced with anything &#x27;online&#x27;.<p>If you don&#x27;t read books, you are missing out. Even only 1 or 2 books a year is a world of difference, even if those books aren&#x27;t the best ones out there. This (as posted before) also has to do with the time investment and realtime one-to-one (you and the book) time.<p>If you are having a hard time getting started, or keep reading a book to the finish, start with something light and perhaps... generic. Like a Dan Brown book. (and I know opinions vary wildly) Even a smaller book that might be more targeted as a children&#x27;s book such as Neil Gaiman&#x27;s &#x27;Ocean at the end of the lane&#x27; are perfectly fine to get something going. Not everything will engage you, but making it easier for yourself to get started and enjoy some reading time is all it takes to enrich yourself. (which is perhaps not the best wording... but I&#x27;m no writer)