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This is just like the great of life - don't fear failure.
Reading a book you wind up hating is way better then spending that time trying to optimize your process to avoid bad books.
If you do want to look for more promising things, reading is still your best tool.
I used to use what I called the two-minute test:
At a bookstore or library, pull a book off the shelf, read it for two minutes, then put it back.
Often you'll find you really don't want to put it back.
If so, then give it a shot.
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This is just like the great of life - don't fear failure.
Reading a book you wind up hating is way better then spending that time trying to optimize your process to avoid bad books.
If you do want to look for more promising things, reading is still your best tool.
I used to use what I called the two-minute test:
At a bookstore or library, pull a book off the shelf, read it for two minutes, then put it back.
Often you'll find you really don't want to put it back.
If so, then give it a shot.