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they are saying to skim

• tstrimple 3y ago
  One of the reasons I have trouble consuming non-fiction is the absurd amount of repetition which I can only presume is used to boost the word count. I understand that repetition is an important component to getting content to stick in some instances, but it drives me absolutely crazy in non-fiction writing. I get it. Please move on to your next point. Skimming these sorts of books will give me 80% of the content with 20% of the effort. And yeah, you know exactly where I pulled those numbers from.
  • ftxbro 3y ago
    not sure if this was wordy to be ironic
  • ftxbro 3y ago
    > Skimming these sorts of books will give me 80% of the content with 20% of the effort. And yeah, you know exactly where I pulled those numbers from. was it from pareto's butt
  • SamoyedFurFluff 3y ago
    I generally have the notion that the repetition is precisely because people skim. You have to repeat your main point multiple times or else skimmers will simply miss it and then blame the author for being hard to understand!
  • ghaff 3y ago
    Publishers need about a 250 page book minimum. That's actually a lot of words and you can end up doing a lot of padding to hit that target for many topics.