If you're not enjoying a book 25% of the way in just give it up. Life is too short you don't need to plough through this. I have a teardrop tattoo for every book I abandoned in this way.

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I think if the info in the book doesn’t help you solve anything today - it’s useless pretty much

The ones that can shift your mindset for better can work but you have to be looking for it to work in the first place

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1. some stuff come into play way later 
2. some 'mindset shifts' happen as result of build ups over time
3. if you were aware of a mindset shift 25% into a book, was it really a mindset shift? 

that being said I agree with abandoning stuff you don't enjoy

I’ve read so much stuff I don’t even remember but I believe it’s had some imperceptible positive impact on my character or mental processes