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Re:Cal Newport on Why We'll Look Back at Our Smartphones Lik... by mattmcknight on Thursday January 31, 2019 @01:51PM (#19047555)
Would check with Derek Sivers: https://sivers.org/book/DeepWork

I think the point of reading the book is you will see the ideas in the summary, but may not believe they are true. The book is there to convince you through data, logical arguments, and stories that the ideas are true. In addition, repetition is one of the most valuable techniques for actually remembering things.

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Re:Cal Newport on Why We'll Look Back at Our Smartphones Lik... by swah on Friday February 01, 2019 @03:43AM (#19052620)
I read the summaries by Sivers before reading a book and after reading a book, many times. Of course, sometimes I skip the book.
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