Books are boring

I have bought a lot of self help books, all popular titles like Atomic habits, How to win friends, etc
But I haven’t completed any of the book.

Main problem which I feel is,
\- they are so dense and boring
\- and very hard to remember

Me and my professor were discussing this problem and we thought of a solution on which I want to hear thoughts of you people,

What about if I convert the lesson into a comic, where you have to take decisions and accordingly the story will change,

Eg: if you selected a wrong dialogue, you can see the reaction of the other person.

Hence we can solve these 2 problems by
\- making reading visual
\- and lessons where you can apply the learnings
Would love to hear your thoughts:
(App is in my profile)

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u/readmaxing — 16 hours ago

Books are boring

I have bought a lot of self help books, all popular titles like Atomic habits, How to win friends, etc
But I haven’t completed any of the book.

Main problem which I feel is,
- they are so dense and boring
- and very hard to remember

Me and my professor were discussing this problem and we thought of a solution on which I want to hear thoughts of you people,

What about if I convert the lesson into a comic, where you have to take decisions and accordingly the story will change,

Eg: if you selected a wrong dialogue, you can see the reaction of the other person.

Hence we can solve these 2 problems by
- making reading visual
- and lessons where you can apply the learnings
Would love to hear your thoughts:
(App is in my profile)

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u/readmaxing — 16 hours ago

What’s one book that genuinely rewired the way you think or live your life?

I have a slightly embarrassing relationship with “life-changing” books.

I have bought or started a lot of the usual ones: Atomic Habits, How to Win Friends and Influence People, The Psychology of Money, etc. While reading them, I often feel like I understand the idea completely.

But a few weeks later, I usually cannot remember the exact moment when I was supposed to use it.

I think the problem is not that these books are bad. It is that most useful ideas arrive as dense explanations, while real life arrives as situations: an awkward conversation, a negotiation, a habit you are trying to build, a moment where you react badly and only understand it afterwards.

The ideas that stay with me are usually the ones I can picture.

So I have been wondering whether non-fiction lessons would stick better if you could experience them a little
For example, see a short story, choose what you would say or do next, and then see how that choice changes the situation.

Not as a replacement for books. More as a way to revisit the parts that actually matter when you need them.

I am genuinely curious about what makes an idea stay with someone long after they close the book.

I am experimenting with an early version of this because I have this problem myself consuming useful ideas but rarely carrying them into real life. I put it on my profile for anyone curious

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u/readmaxing — 2 days ago

One thing I am trying to change about practicing communication

I have consumed a lot of communication improving content, all popular titles like Never split the difference, How to win friends, etc
But I haven’t completed any of the book.

Main problem which I feel is,
- they are so dense and boring
- and very hard to remember

Me and my professor were discussing this problem and we thought of a solution on which I want to hear thoughts of you people,

What about if I convert the lesson into a comic, where you have to take decisions and accordingly the story will change,

Eg: if you selected a wrong dialogue, you can see the reaction of the other person.

Hence we can solve these 2 problems by
- making reading visual
- and lessons where you can apply the learnings
Would love to hear your thoughts:
(App is in my profile)

reddit.com
u/readmaxing — 2 days ago

Books that can change our life

I have bought a lot of books, all popular titles like Atomic habits, How to win friends, etc
But I haven’t completed any of the book.

Main problem which I feel is,
- they are so dense and boring
- and very hard to remember

Me and my professor were discussing this problem and we thought of a solution on which I want to hear thoughts of you people,

What about if I convert the lesson into a comic, where you have to take decisions and accordingly the story will change,

Eg: if you selected a wrong dialogue, you can see the reaction of the other person.

Hence we can solve these 2 problems by
- making reading visual
- and lessons where you can apply the learnings
Would love to hear your thoughts:
(App is in my profile)

reddit.com
u/readmaxing — 2 days ago

Books that can change our lives

I have bought a lot of self help books, all popular titles like Atomic habits, How to win friends, etc
But I haven’t completed any of the book.

Main problem which I feel is,
- they are so dense and boring
- and very hard to remember

Me and my professor were discussing this problem and we thought of a solution on which I want to hear thoughts of you people,

What about if I convert the lesson into a comic, where you have to take decisions and accordingly the story will change,

Eg: if you selected a wrong dialogue, you can see the reaction of the other person.

Hence we can solve these 2 problems by
- making reading visual
- and lessons where you can apply the learnings
Would love to hear your thoughts:
(App is in my profile)

reddit.com
u/readmaxing — 2 days ago

I listen, read, save notes… and then nothing changes

I have bought a lot of self help books, all popular titles like Atomic habits, How to win friends, etc
But I haven’t completed any of the book.

Main problem which I feel is,
- they are so dense and boring
- and very hard to remember

Me and my professor were discussing this problem and we thought of a solution on which I want to hear thoughts of you people,

What about if I convert the lesson into a comic, where you have to take decisions and accordingly the story will change,

Eg: if you selected a wrong dialogue, you can see the reaction of the other person.

Hence we can solve these 2 problems by
- making reading visual
- and lessons where you can apply the learnings

Would love to hear your thoughts:

(App is in my profile)

reddit.com
u/readmaxing — 2 days ago
▲ 2 r/Stoic

Books that can change our lives

I have bought a lot of books which can change the way we think and act,
all popular titles like Meditations, letters from stoic,
But I haven’t completed any of the book.

problem which I feel is,
- they are so dense and boring
- and very hard to remember

Me and my professor were discussing this problem and we thought of a solution on which I want to hear thoughts of you people,

What about if I convert the lesson into a comic, where you have to take decisions and accordingly the story will change,

Eg: if you selected a wrong dialogue, you can see the reaction of the other person.

Hence we can solve these 2 problems by
- making reading visual
- and lessons where you can apply the learnings

Would love to hear your thoughts:

(If you want you can try the app in profile)

reddit.com
u/readmaxing — 3 days ago

Books that can change our lives

I have bought a lot of books which can change the way we think and act,
all popular titles like Atomic habits, How to win friends, etc
But I haven’t completed any of the book.

problem which I feel is,
- they are so dense and boring
- and very hard to remember

Me and my professor were discussing this problem and we thought of a solution on which I want to hear thoughts of you people,

What about if I convert the lesson into a comic, where you have to take decisions and accordingly the story will change,

Eg: if you selected a wrong dialogue, you can see the reaction of the other person.

Hence we can solve these 2 problems by
- making reading visual
- and lessons where you can apply the learnings

Would love to hear your thoughts:

(If you want you can try the app in profile)

reddit.com
u/readmaxing — 3 days ago

Books that can change our lives

I have bought a lot of books which can change the way we think and act,
all popular titles like Atomic habits, How to win friends, etc
But I haven’t completed any of the book.

Main problem which I feel is,
- they are so dense and boring
- and very hard to remember

Me and my professor were discussing this problem and we thought of a solution on which I want to hear thoughts of you people,

What about if I convert the lesson into a comic, where you have to take decisions and accordingly the story will change,

Eg: if you selected a wrong dialogue, you can see the reaction of the other person.

Hence we can solve these 2 problems by
- making reading visual
- and lessons where you can apply the learnings

Would love to hear your thoughts:

(If you want you can try the app in profile)

reddit.com
u/readmaxing — 3 days ago

Self help audio books are boring

I have bought a lot of self help books, all popular titles like Atomic habits, How to win friends, etc
But I haven’t completed any of the book.

Main problem which I feel is,
- they are so dense and boring
- and very hard to remember

Me and my professor were discussing this problem and we thought of a solution on which I want to hear thoughts of you people,

What about if I convert the lesson into a comic, where you have to take decisions and accordingly the story will change,

Eg: if you selected a wrong dialogue, you can see the reaction of the other person.

Hence we can solve these 2 problems by
- making reading visual
- and lessons where you can apply the learnings

Would love to hear your thoughts:

(If you want you can try the app in profile)

reddit.com
u/readmaxing — 3 days ago

Got a crazy Non-fiction Book App

I have bought a lot of self help books, all popular titles like Atomic habits, How to win friends, etc
But I haven’t completed any of the book.
The main problem that I feel is,
- They are so dense and boring
- and very hard to remember

I recently stumbled across an app called BookBii,
and honestly, I'm finding it way better than Headway or Blinkist.

The coolest part is how it handles the summaries. Instead of just giving you a wall of text to passively read, it turns the book's lessons into an interactive comic.

You actually have to make decisions as you go, and the storyline changes based on what you choose.

> It forces you to think about the concepts in real-time, which makes them stick so much better

> and the whole thing is completely free right now. I have no idea how long they'll keep it that way before adding a paywall or subscription, but it's definitely worth grabbing while it costs nothing

if you cant find the app, pin me, I will give u the link

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u/readmaxing — 3 days ago
▲ 7 r/Growthmindsetbookclub+3 crossposts

it is hard to remember books that can change our lives

The hardest part about self-help books is actually remembering what you read.

Only a week later I can barely remember anything from it
I have bought books on communication, business, psychology, parenting, or self-improvement, but they just sit on shelf because they feel too long to get through.

I wanted to learn from these books, but I kept running into the same problems:
• They were so long and dense that reading started feeling like a chore.
• Even after finishing them, I forgot most of the ideas before I could actually use them.
So I and my Psychology professor build an experiment named BookBii
Instead of making you read long, information-heavy chapters, BookBii turns books into engaging stories with real-life applications, making them easier to understand, remember, and apply.

If that sounds interesting, the app is in my bio. It’s free for the first 1,000 users.

I’d genuinely love to hear what you think.

u/readmaxing — 3 days ago

Self help books are boring

I have bought a lot of self help books, all popular titles like Atomic habits, How to win friends, etc
But I haven’t completed any of the book.

Main problem which I feel is,
- they are so dense and boring
- and very hard to remember

Me and my professor were discussing this problem and we thought of a solution on which I want to hear thoughts of you people,

What about if I convert the lesson into a comic, where you have to take decisions and accordingly the story will change,

Eg: if you selected a wrong dialogue, you can see the reaction of the other person.

Hence we can solve these 2 problems by
- making reading visual
- and lessons where you can apply the learnings

Would love to hear your thoughts:

(If you want you can try the app in profile)

reddit.com
u/readmaxing — 5 days ago
▲ 5 r/GenZ

What are your friends posting or doing to look cool these days?

One of my friends posted a fake AI-generated six-pack ab version of him since he's been going to the gym for almost 1 month. While I knew it was AI, he said most people couldn't catch it.

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u/readmaxing — 2 months ago

What are your friends posting or doing to look cool these days?

One of my friends posted a fake AI-generated six-pack ab version of him since he's been going to the gym for almost 1 month. While I knew it was AI, he said most people couldn't catch it.

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u/readmaxing — 2 months ago

What are your friends posting or doing to look cool these days?

One of my friends posted a fake AI-generated six-pack ab version of him since he's been going to the gym for almost 1 month. While I knew it was AI, he said most people couldn't catch it.

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u/readmaxing — 2 months ago