This is a really important essay. We know passive reading doesn’t work when it comes to learning; this piece takes that idea and pushes it to its logical extreme: that books, as a medium, are not built for human learning. andymatuschak.org/books/
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Just read this essay. Important topic. I know you’ve written extensively on about reading. Have you shared any of the specific methods you implement to aid retention/understanding? Any you’d consider quick wins?
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Wow, I realise I haven’t written about this on the blog. (I did explain how I write my summaries here commoncog.com/blog/lessons-l but that doesn’t cover retention).
I’ll put that on my todo.