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Re:Why books don't work (2019) by enasterosophes on Sunday February 11, 2024 @09:37PM (#39340803)
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.
Re:Why books don't work (2019) by FinBooksAI on Sunday February 11, 2024 @09:46PM (#39340837)
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.