One of my big tasks for the next year will be to better understand how to write well in the mnemonic medium—and how to help other authors write well. Starting to collect notes here:
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I like the "reflected essay" metaphor, but I think it's not complete. Yes, as a reader, I want to be guided by the author's reflections, I want the questions to cover all the ideas in the essay. But I also want to connect the ideas to my life, to my own personal experience.
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Yeah, this resonates. A high-fidelity reflection is a step, not a destination. Similar to Adler + van Doren’s distinction between analytical and syntopic reading.
Think you’ll enjoy. Some of my favorite thinking about deep reading. amazon.com/How-Read-Book-
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