Re:Ask HN: For every article you read, how many do you save ...
by graycat on Thursday November 14, 2013 @12:02AM
(#6730637)
For "articles", nearly none;
I save a copy of about 80% of
articles I actually read
and save essentially none for
reading later.
Of some high end, long PDF files,
say, of books, I glance at good
descriptions and save a copy if
the content looks good. For the
famous CLRS, I read through it
quickly, saw a lot of poorly done
material, but did keep a copy.
For such PDF files, my intention is
to have them for reference later if
needed; otherwise rarely do I have
any intention of actually reading
them.
For high quality books I haven't read
but would like to, I have a big but
old stack. But mostly those books
were to help my career, and my career
has taken another path. For that path,
I have essentially nothing collected
but yet to read.
Of some high end, long PDF files, say, of books, I glance at good descriptions and save a copy if the content looks good. For the famous CLRS, I read through it quickly, saw a lot of poorly done material, but did keep a copy.
For such PDF files, my intention is to have them for reference later if needed; otherwise rarely do I have any intention of actually reading them.
For high quality books I haven't read but would like to, I have a big but old stack. But mostly those books were to help my career, and my career has taken another path. For that path, I have essentially nothing collected but yet to read.