People often ask me if I use an eReader. The answer to date is no, and I usually say that I just prefer reading books the old fashioned way. The truth, I've come to realize, is a bit more complicated than that. There are definitely advantages for eReaders, of course, and though there are times when I'm sure I really would prefer a physical book, I can certainly think of many instances when I'd prefer the other.
Why, then, do I not have one? I think there are two many reasons: 1) Anxiety about buyer's remorse and 2) Hatred of buying electronics, likely due to my fear of electronics stores.
With regard to reason one, I think the root here is mostly shoes. I have terrible luck buying shoes. Some may also be due to a period in my most awkward teen years when I hated buy cloths generally. I've mostly gotten over that (shoes are my nemesis; I have weird feet), but I still worry about this. Would a Kindle or a Nook be better? Or should I buy an iPad (that would work as an eReader, right? I really know nothing on this topic).
Reason two is probably the main one, though. Seriously. I get anxious just thinking about electronics stores. Why, you may ask? Well, I think this actually goes back to my trouble with saying no - even when I really should - combined with an intense attempt at most electronics stores to up-sell me a warranty that I do not want.
I could, I suppose, work on this aspect of my personality, and I probably should. On the other hand, it's not gotten me into as much serious trouble as you might imagine, and it's led to some interesting experiences. Now, those include doing a backflip off a flying trapeze, eating mussels and getting rather ill, climbing a dam to run races in July in Arizona, and some other perhaps-not-so-good ideas, so this method for dealing with the world may not be right for everyone.
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