This makes sense for some things, but the examples the author uses don't make sense to me.
Take the Moby Dick example... the author says you don't get the return on it until you have paid the 16 hour price of reading it... but isn't those sixteen hours the actual reward? You don't read a book to be finished with it, you read it because you like the reading process. The reward starts the first minute you start reading the book.
Not only that, but you don't have to finish the book to get something out of reading it. If you enjoyed the time you spent reading, that is enough.
This attitude seems very "completionist", where you only get value after you finish something. That isn't how I view things.
Also, why does he think mindless apps and games are the same as doing nothing? The idea is you enjoy the time spent playing the game. Sure, you don't end up with anything after, but you enjoyed the time.
Take the Moby Dick example... the author says you don't get the return on it until you have paid the 16 hour price of reading it... but isn't those sixteen hours the actual reward? You don't read a book to be finished with it, you read it because you like the reading process. The reward starts the first minute you start reading the book.
Not only that, but you don't have to finish the book to get something out of reading it. If you enjoyed the time you spent reading, that is enough.
This attitude seems very "completionist", where you only get value after you finish something. That isn't how I view things.
Also, why does he think mindless apps and games are the same as doing nothing? The idea is you enjoy the time spent playing the game. Sure, you don't end up with anything after, but you enjoyed the time.