I love to spend hours curled up on the couch re-reading all seven Harry Potter books but lately time has been of the essence. Enter, Lazylibrary.com.

Lazylibrary is to Oprah Book Club as Sundance is to the Academy Awards. There certainly is power in efficient writing. Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in just six words. The result was, “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” and he is said to have called it his best work. Some people say it was to settle a bar bet. Others say it was a personal challenge directed at other famous authors.

Hemingway’s example illustrates the point that in writing, less is more. I like to think of it this way (because I don’t consider myself a lazy reader but I see value in this idea): in the time it takes me to read one book with two good ideas I could read five books with 10 good ideas.

Postscript: Check out Rules of the Red Rubber Ball by Kevin Carroll on lazylibrary. I was lucky enough to attend his keynote presentation at the AMA Conference this year. I found his stories very motivational in the unconventional way that creative people respond best to. I would highly recommend his book for all designers.