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Author here; this is a great point and I’m grateful for it. Maybe we shouldn’t expect to absorb such knowledge! That said, if the theory is that books’ knowled
by andymatuschak 7y ago
Author here; this is a great point and I’m grateful for it. Maybe we shouldn’t expect to absorb such knowledge!
That said, if the theory is that books’ knowledge is absorbed through concrete use, why is the book so uninvolved with facilitating or interleaving with that concrete use? I’d suggest the impetus and regulation of the concrete use (and its relationship to the book) is all on the reader. Does that align with your thinking?
- Causality1 7y agoCertainly, and the same applies to other types of media. I can tell you that approaching a classroom lecture that doesn't involve homework or testing, like a free online lecture, with the same casual attitude as one reads a mildly interesting book will give you the same failure to retain the information. I know this because I've done it many times myself.