Why books don't work (2019)(andymatuschak.org)
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Why books don't work (2019)
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More accurate title: Advertisement for a book I wrote in which I give homework to the readers, framed as an observation that books don't work for accurately and reliably imprinting large amounts of data into human long-term memory.
I think the constant stream of dopamine affects the retention of sitting and reading a book before allowing your mind to wonder. You have an interesting observation.