Giving Up

I gave up on Exchange Alley by Michael Walsh. It wasn't bad, but I just found it a bit tedious and prosaic. Not worth the investment of my time. This helped me further develop my "Bootcamp Investment Theory".

First, as an aside, let me say, when I was younger I never gave up on books. I would slog through anything I started just cause I liked to finish what I started. Now? Now, I realize that life is too short to waste on bad books. Another policy I've amended is my one book at a time policy. I used to only read one book and only that book. Now? Now, I'm reading a throw-away thriller by Vince Flynn (lighter fare after Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged which I finally finished), I am reading a non-fiction book recommended by the wifey on why females feel shame and what to do about it (I'm thinking I might not get much out of this book), and I'm listening to Rawhide Down, a book about the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. Life is also too short to waste on one book at a time.

My Bootcamp Investment Theory was developed after watching my brother go through bootcamp. I've found that the more people invest in something the more seriously they take it. My little brother, who got into my bootcamp for free, quit after three days. This lead me to realize that when my boss sponsors "two for one" events with bootcamps, where clients can bring a friend for free, far more people quit then when we have a full price bootcamp. When someone invests 300 dollars for a two week bootcamp they tend to stick it out to get the return on the investment. The more you put in, the more determined a person becomes to get something out of it. Lana and I have argued about this in terms of tax policy, welfare and more. Nevertheless, apropos my latest reading failure, Exchange Alley; I paid 99 cents. Makes me wonder if I'd still be reading it had I paid more. If I ever sell my novel on Amazon I'm charging a minimum of $3.99, If only to discourage quitters from buying it.