Why I can't finish Extreme Programming Explained

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I'm trying to read Extreme Programming Explained, and I just can't seem to finish the book. It's a very slim book, and I usually read these kind of books in an afternoon. The problem is that every time I read more than a couple of pages, I've to stop and do some coding.

The ideas there are amazing, and I can't help it but stop and fix stuff in my code that can't stand up on my own. I guess that means that Kent Beck did a good job