This was so well researched! Super interesting. I do wonder whether the machinery we use to read is actually a catalyst for creativity too - what do you think? I feel like voracious reading gives substrate to new thought... but on the other hand, less exposure might give space for original thought... keen to hear your take on this.
Thanks! I do think there is a potential tradeoff between creative generation and reading. It's good to let the mind rest sometimes. However, I still think people should read a great deal more. It's a lot easier now to be efficient with reading consumption given the different formats and ease of access to any titles.
Nice! Yeah I think I fall in the same camp as you. I think reading is a creative act - and that's never something to turn your head at! Reading "too much" is probably not a problem for the vast majority 😂
I ran into a review of yours on Good Reads and was super impressed with 1k books. Very nice. Biggest issue I have with book reading is a major loss in retention without something like spaced repetition. For more serious works, I put facts into Anki.
Thanks! Yes, I think at the rate I read I am probably at diminishing return despite having good recall. My recall increases the more I invest in a book (part of why I write reviews is to boost recall), but then there is a tradeoff with how much I read. I like casting a wide net as well (planning a defense of dilettantism post here haha). It would be great if there were readily accessible reading curricula built for specific domains, organized hierarchically by complexity/depth/expertise. Maybe such things exist, but not sure where I'd look besides actual course syllabi, which are more limited than what I'm proposing.
I also am a believer in the Western Canon/Great books idea. There should be philosopher kings walking around. We can't all be subsist on tweets and the latest science.
Well, you should’ve dealt into the reasons and benefits of reading besides it being a better activity for leisure than other activities I was surprised about the age breakdown as I recall my grandparents always were reading because they were retired and had a lot more time I would think with the advent of audiobooks there would be a higher consumption
This was so well researched! Super interesting. I do wonder whether the machinery we use to read is actually a catalyst for creativity too - what do you think? I feel like voracious reading gives substrate to new thought... but on the other hand, less exposure might give space for original thought... keen to hear your take on this.
Thanks! I do think there is a potential tradeoff between creative generation and reading. It's good to let the mind rest sometimes. However, I still think people should read a great deal more. It's a lot easier now to be efficient with reading consumption given the different formats and ease of access to any titles.
Nice! Yeah I think I fall in the same camp as you. I think reading is a creative act - and that's never something to turn your head at! Reading "too much" is probably not a problem for the vast majority 😂
I ran into a review of yours on Good Reads and was super impressed with 1k books. Very nice. Biggest issue I have with book reading is a major loss in retention without something like spaced repetition. For more serious works, I put facts into Anki.
Thanks! Yes, I think at the rate I read I am probably at diminishing return despite having good recall. My recall increases the more I invest in a book (part of why I write reviews is to boost recall), but then there is a tradeoff with how much I read. I like casting a wide net as well (planning a defense of dilettantism post here haha). It would be great if there were readily accessible reading curricula built for specific domains, organized hierarchically by complexity/depth/expertise. Maybe such things exist, but not sure where I'd look besides actual course syllabi, which are more limited than what I'm proposing.
I also am a believer in the Western Canon/Great books idea. There should be philosopher kings walking around. We can't all be subsist on tweets and the latest science.
Well, you should’ve dealt into the reasons and benefits of reading besides it being a better activity for leisure than other activities I was surprised about the age breakdown as I recall my grandparents always were reading because they were retired and had a lot more time I would think with the advent of audiobooks there would be a higher consumption