I Hate Reading PDFs
Someone out there must have created PDFs and thought, “How about making the world just a little more annoying?”
Ever since I learned how to read, I don’t think I’ve ever found opening a file as frustrating as opening a PDF.
An unforgettable experience
Back in my student days, a teacher once sent exam materials in PDF format. Every time I opened the file, it felt like walking across a slippery rope bridge—scrolling endlessly, never quite sure if the end was anywhere close.
I honestly couldn’t understand why people didn’t just use Word or something more reader-friendly. After a while, my eyes would blur, like I’d just finished a marathon. And then there was the constant zooming in and out because the text was too small. Annoying, exhausting—and yet, I had no choice but to put up with it.
PDFs are not my friend
To be honest, I’ve never liked how restrictive PDFs feel. You can’t easily edit them, highlighting isn’t smooth, and doing anything useful usually requires a whole collection of extra tools.
One day, out of pure frustration, I stumbled across a PDF-to-speech tool:
👉 https://ttsforfree.com/en/pdf-to-speech/
It sounded a bit ridiculous at first, but at least I no longer had to struggle through PDFs with my eyes glued to the screen. Listening instead of reading felt like a small relief.
Who says PDFs are convenient?
Certainly not me. If someone claims working with PDFs is easy, they probably have some kind of superpower I don’t.
To me, a PDF feels like a heavy stone blocking the path. Every time I see a file name ending with “.pdf,” my first instinct is to back out. Still, life doesn’t always give us the option to avoid things we dislike. Sometimes, you just have to deal with them—whether you want to or not.