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I find this fascinating. Maybe it's because I can read books, have been doing that since I was 4, and it never crossed my mind that my books weren't working. Ap
by mnl 7y ago
I find this fascinating. Maybe it's because I can read books, have been doing that since I was 4, and it never crossed my mind that my books weren't working. Apparently something must have happened with education or attention spans in the last 20 years, as pretty much all my peers could read books and had similar feelings about them as well before that.
Sort of a PEBCAK issue. I can't use this resource (that people have been using and praising profusely since the Gutenberg revolution of the 15th century until circa 1994), hence this resource is broken.
- mixmastamyk 7y agoThe author’s premise is faulty. Most deep learning requires spaced repetition and practice. One unmotivated reading without study is not enough. That’s why we go to university instead of merely queuing up a list of books. Most people understand this I believe.
- mnl 7y agoExactly. Skimming through a book is not reading a book. Reading a book is not studying what's in a book. That's what I'd assume it's common knowledge about books. That and the usual study techniques: you read the material once, read it again and underline the key material, maybe you write down a summary with that and/or a scheme, you memorise that a few times —possibly reading it aloud— and then you write it down in your own words.
- mixmastamyk 7y agoAnd not just books of course. Often we notice/realize additional things when rewatching a film.