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I liked it because it made me really read the article rather than just scan it and move on. That said, I took the quiz and got 5/9 - but I didn't want to sign
by yawgmoth 6y ago
I liked it because it made me really read the article rather than just scan it and move on. That said, I took the quiz and got 5/9 - but I didn't want to sign up so I don't know what I didn't comprehend/retain.
I actually see this as a slowing mechanism rather than an optimization mechanism, too (thinking about when I first joined reddit and read every single submission and now I simply doomscroll, hmm).
- taneq 6y agoA slowing mechanism can be an optimisation mechanism. Not everything has to be optimised for speed.
- npsimons 6y agoThis was my number one motivation for reading "How to Read a Book" (an HN recommendation, I might add). I can plow through texts without even trying (no effort to increase speed), but what's the point if I don't retain anything? I haven't read Newport's "Deep Work" yet, but I suspect the themes are what I'm aiming for; I like to be a jack of many trades, but mastery of a few (or even serial mastery) is my ultimate goal.