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If you accept that: 1. You forget >90% of what you read, and 2. Most written material can be tldr'ed down to a fraction of their length, then variety, i.e., rea

• coldtea 6y ago
  >1. You forget >90% of what you read That's when you read normally. When you read 10x as fast you forget closer to 100% of what you read. First because you don't read the repeated arguments but skim them (so instead of reading a prolonged passage about X and have X suggested in 10 different ways, you just read a smaller paragraph/phrase with just X -- foregoing the repetition and different ways of expressing the same thing which would have helped your memory). Second because you combine this X with tons more skimmed information coming in (since you now read "10x more stuff"), so it all become a jumbled mess, which you didn't take tame to absorb/study individually, and of which you just have a proverb-like conclusion/summary of, and not the whole context. >2. Most written material can be tldr'ed down to a fraction of their length They can be tldr'd down if you read them carefully to identify the tldr points, and be able to express them nicely and succintly (which is a difficult art in itself). If you read/skim them at 10x you can't properly tldr them. You're better off reading the tldr made by someone who actually took the time and read the book.