We Aren’t Here to Learn What We Already Know
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We Aren’t Here to Learn What We Already Know
The best reading should ordinarily start with what I’m going to call a question, though I mean that in a very general sense.
Not Boring • Read More Books
Unfortunately, these tactics don’t come easily. Readers must learn specific reflective strategies. “What questions should I be asking? How should I summarize what I’m reading?” Readers must run their own feedback loops. “Did I understand that? Should I re-read it? Consult another text?” Readers must understand their own cognition. “What does it... See more
Andy Matuschak • Why books don’t work
They write. They host book clubs. They post Substack essays (ahem). They debate kindly, disagree well, and connect ideas across time, culture, and emotion.
You don’t just absorb knowledge, you remix it.
That’s when it becomes part of you.
You don’t just absorb knowledge, you remix it.
That’s when it becomes part of you.