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Re:Ask HN: Do you feel overwhelmed by the amount of informat... by silisili on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @06:56PM (#31186851)
I do, and don't have a good solution unfortunately. I'm more of a short attention span reader - I'll read a few paragraphs on something but usually not more.

But I find myself reading constantly. So much so my wife keeps asking me to take a break and rest my eyes.

As a result, I feel like I actually know a little bit about a whole lot, which isn't that useful other than maybe trivia. Also, my memory has become pretty bad, which I attribute to reading too much, but it could just be age catching up with me.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you feel overwhelmed by the amount of informat... by johnny_castaway on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @08:06PM (#31187340)
This resonates w/me. When I read a book, I tend to remember at least something from it for years or even decades. As for blog posts or YouTube videos, most of them I forget by the next day. They seem to carry lots and lots of information, but give very little knowledge.
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