> When you slow down your eating speed, say to half or a third your default speed, you get much more enjoyment out of a smaller amount of food.
That's not always the case. With certain types of food, it's much more enjoyable to have your mouth full than to eat a small amount, for example. It's a trade-off.
It's the same with a story. Taking too long can make it boring, for example.
That doesn't mean we always choose the optimal balance, though.
LoTR isn’t for me, so reading it slowly wouldn’t be an enjoyable experience. There are other books for me where I found myself reading and re-reading, moving through the book slowly, marveling at text wondering how the author managed to pick perfect word after perfect word.
For some books, faster is better. Neuromancer, for example, has a lot of sentences and paragraphs that if I go slowly, I can’t figure out what it is that Gibson is talking about. But if I go fast, I pick up the vibe and things start to make sense.
That's not always the case. With certain types of food, it's much more enjoyable to have your mouth full than to eat a small amount, for example. It's a trade-off.
It's the same with a story. Taking too long can make it boring, for example.
That doesn't mean we always choose the optimal balance, though.