Neverending story ...

So, in the last few months, I've started reading somewhere in the region of 50 articles, books, etc. that I've not finished and don't even have much of an inclination to finish, beyond a meaningless sense of duty to the work itself. Alison has just suggested to me that this is perhaps normal for me, and that I shouldn't cut myself up about it, that perhaps I'm just highly selective, or that I stop when I am no longer learning anything new ... hmm ...