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An article that provided a strong argument for why you should never stop reading, even if you forget most of what you read. There are a few articles I’ve found
by p49k 8y ago
An article that provided a strong argument for why you should never stop reading, even if you forget most of what you read. There are a few articles I’ve found via Google on the same subject but they are not the one I saw on HN.
- rdeboo 8y agoPerhaps this essay by Paul Graham? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8753526 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8753526
- kadenshep 8y agoThe one set of material you probably shouldn't read.
- swyx 8y agowhy do you say this? i want to understand your point of view.
- kadenshep 8y agoBecause PG's essays are intellectually uninteresting and often times mistaken (which is a nice way of putting incorrect). If the essay's didn't have his name on it, they'd be harshly critiqued when they get past around these parts. If you're looking for academic perspectives, especially around the subjects of rhetoric and debate, there is absolutely nothing worth reading in those essays. Quite frankly I find it annoying whenever I see someone linking to them. It's junk food for your mind, with some Silicon Valley sprinkles on top. I mean look at this gem in the linked essay: >So although not knowing how you know things may seem part of being human, it may not be.
- laurentl 8y agoOn a thread about stories you found interesting but lost, a story about reading even if you forget. How very meta
- abhirag 8y agoMaybe this is the article you are searching for -- It's Okay to "Forget" what you read (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15146715 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15146715)
- p49k 8y agoThis was it, along with the accompanying PG article. Thanks!