"Agreement with a practical book, however, does imply action on your part. **If you are convinced or persuaded by the author that the ends he proposes are worthy, and if you are further convinced or persuaded that the means he recommends are likely to achieve those ends, then it is hard to see how you can refuse to act in the way the author wishes you to**." ([Location 2878](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004PYDAPE&location=2878) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[reading-books]], [[self-help-books]] **Source** -- [[20250103084100 - B - How to Read a Book]]