gregory
I'd agree with Teheuti and TB. Especially given that it's Kim, who is startlingly spot on so much of the time - in ways that have always made me think outside my own box, kind of.I agree. I've often found that the exercises I have the most resistance to can be the ones that open up a whole new perspective for me or a major breakthrough. Sometimes, though, I'll get bored or turned-off if the exercise is too boring or alien to my way of thinking (this can be helpful to know, too). So, it is a dance. Sometimes early exercises are essential to getting the most out of later ones.
I'd say skip the exercises for now if they are likely to curb your enthusiasm for an otherwise helpful book. But, try and go back to those exercises later, like tarotbear mentioned.
I shan't forget being in a class she was doing where we all studiously did exactly what she had told us, matching up cards and names - we expected her to tell us how well or otherwise we'd done and she just said "It doesn't actually MATTER what names you gave the cards; what matters is that you made the effort to do it. That's how you learn."