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01 | I rarely like the prompts — I see the list of future prompts and I have no interest in them. If I do them, I would probably change them so what's the point of doing it?
02 | I got sick of looking at lists of books that I can't stand — Not to say that is true a lot of times but most lists I have seen are like 'books I don't want to read' list. I guess people's tastes in books rarely matches mine. I know we are to appreciate people having different tastes but sometimes I just don't care.
03 | I rarely find new books to read — I must have terrible taste in books because I rarely find any new books to read reading other participants' lists. The main reason why I participate in Top Ten Tuesday is to find new books to read but these few years, I haven't found a single book to read from those lists.
04 | I find I have no interest in commenting on people's lists — I have to confess that I often visit participants but don't leave any comments because what they lists are books that are already on everyone else's lists. I guess everyone seems to be reading or anticipating the same books except for me.
05 | Just listing books is not fun — Maybe it used to be fun but now, not so much. I can't just list books or show a bunch of book covers, I have to have reasons and I have to tell them. The main thing with Top Ten Tuesday is that, you do just list books that fits the prompt and the prompt is your explanation but just seeing a bunch of covers or titles is kind of meaningless to me because most of the time, I know nothing about the books that are being listed.
06 | Too much like work — I feel like I do a lot of work on my lists even though I can simply just show a couple of covers, I don't have to explain anything but I can't do that. I prefer to explain my choices and that takes work. I do tend to write on the long side and maybe it's why if feels like work.
07 | I often cannot come up with 10 anything — I don't know why it's so hard to come up with ten so maybe I think too much or change the prompt too much or I simply can't make list of ten. I know I don't have to list ten things but it seems kind of silly to call the list Top Ten if you're not going for ten. I don't know. I find it's easier to follow that rule or any rule when it comes to prompts and memes and challenges because that's how it's done, right?
What about you? Do you often participate in Top Ten Tuesday? If not, why not?
I don't participate in this one.
ReplyDeleteChristine: I don't think you're missing anything.
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You do have some good reasons for not participating. I do enjoy them, but I will concede they are a lot of work!
ReplyDeleteWendyW: It is a lot of work. Sometimes it doesn't look like it but for me, I take a lot of time preparing posts for these prompts so I suppose it's nice to take a break from that.
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It is not one I have heard of, much less participated in.
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Elephant's Child: There is a night version of this piece but yes, I also would love to curl up in a hammock and read all day or all night.
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I used to hate TTT (or not participate, more accurately) because they were so much work! I was like, why do this to myself? And this may be why I go rogue/ simplify my selections so much. :) I get this.
ReplyDeleteI do occasionally find a new book to read but not always.
My main thing is I'm not going to spend 5 hours on it :)
Greg: I wish I can do it the way you do, just go rogue and simplify my selections.
DeleteThe thing with book lists is that not everyone had the same taste so it's harder to find new reads.
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I love your art in this blog entry!
ReplyDeleteSandra: Me too.
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Nah. Don't participate in anything! Just comment on blogs I'm interested in.
ReplyDeleteVintage Reading: I'm almost the same though I like participating in memes and challenges now and then.
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I only do the Top Ten Tuesday prompts that I like, because they are easy to write about! 😁 I find new books to read here and there, and comment on lists that I like.
ReplyDeleteThese are all great reasons for you to not participate, though.
Lectrice Vorace: I would also do the prompts I like except I don't seem to like any of the future ones.
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This is funny to me because I used to participate in a smiliar thing called Booking Through Thursday. A long time ago. I stopped because it just got- boring. Seemed like the prompts were repetitive, no new ideas coming up after a while. And having to think of lists of things got difficult, too.
ReplyDeleteJeane: Sometimes you have to quit. Though I did start doing it again.
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