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The Cliffs Notes paradox
The number of them that actually learn all the important stuff in under a month is zero. The number of them that have a self-guided strategy to learn what is relevant is almost zero.
Tyler Cowen • “Context is that which is scarce”
In other words, you have a long recounting of experiences that are not your own. And in order for these experiences to make sense for the everyday student, they need to be compressed into a digestible format. A great textbook plays the game of simplification, not complexity. The more these experiences can be communicated as stories, the greater the... See more
moretothat.com • Knowledge Is Not Understanding - More to That
Tony Robbins often talks about how reading a book is like taking a decade of someone’s life and compressing it down to a day.
Russell Brunson • Dotcom Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Growing Your Company Online with Sales Funnels
What technology provides in the form of reach comes at the expense of depth