So I was having an argument with a friend of mine earlier this evening. I was of course in favour of the books more than I was ever in favour of the visuals in comparison to the written material. His point was that a video saves a lot of time and sums up the book to the point. But I argued that the books give you the extra detail and that nothing can beat 'reading' and creating your own imagination. For example; he said that instead of reading the book - The Secret - I should watch the documentary and simply get the point they are trying to convey. He said that it would save my time and give me the ultimatum which is Success or Positive thinking in this matter. Now I can't seem to understand why I would want to watch a video which will obviously miss out on a 100 things that a book would explain in great detail. I understand and believe that books give you the extra 'edge' which is most of the time required to get the winning end. I don't say that Videos are completely useless but I also don't find them as convincing as a book may be.
I wanted to know the opinion of people here, what they think of this.. And is reading books really that much a waste of time? It hurt me to keep quiet while he kept on reasoning about videos and stuff.. As far as I've experienced, most people hated the films Twilight, Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons etc.. Now he tells me to just get to the point and cut the crap, if they're ultimate motive is to get you to start thinking positive, then do it. How the f*ck is someone supposed to do something without acquiring enough knowledge about that particular subject. Why are there billions of people out there who 'read' and not just watch a fucking video on Youtube which will give them the same end result. Why do most of the successful people in the world read.. Professors, Scientists, Researchers.. I've witnessed all kinds then WHY is that I should consider videos to be better than books. Another example I got about the difference and reading was that a video will show you how a particular character in a novel looks like and you'll be able to memorize him better than when you read the details in the book and create him yourself.
I guess that should do for now, please give me input and feedback on this subject as I'd really like to get myself straightened up.
I wanted to know the opinion of people here, what they think of this.. And is reading books really that much a waste of time? It hurt me to keep quiet while he kept on reasoning about videos and stuff.. As far as I've experienced, most people hated the films Twilight, Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons etc.. Now he tells me to just get to the point and cut the crap, if they're ultimate motive is to get you to start thinking positive, then do it. How the f*ck is someone supposed to do something without acquiring enough knowledge about that particular subject. Why are there billions of people out there who 'read' and not just watch a fucking video on Youtube which will give them the same end result. Why do most of the successful people in the world read.. Professors, Scientists, Researchers.. I've witnessed all kinds then WHY is that I should consider videos to be better than books. Another example I got about the difference and reading was that a video will show you how a particular character in a novel looks like and you'll be able to memorize him better than when you read the details in the book and create him yourself.
I guess that should do for now, please give me input and feedback on this subject as I'd really like to get myself straightened up.