I'd go further: many non-fiction books could be losslessly compressed into a tweet.

(Looking at you, The Checklist Manifesto)

Reading a book, say 10 hours, is like a meditation on an idea: you get numerous examples of it and a variety ways of thinking about it.

Our brains learn best when they encounter something often across time (spaced repetition).

Reading a single tweet may summarize the book, but the chances of you recalling the idea in an appropriate situation is much lower than if you had spent hours on it.

I agree, and there are many books which are well worth the time it takes to read them. All I'm saying is that there are many other books which aren't.

HAHAHA. :@D Challenge accepted.

The right checklist organizes uniformity, success, and safety in almost every human endeavor. - @SomeGuyOnTheInterwebs

I'd go further:

"Use checklists." - @AtulGawande

There, now you don't need to read the book.

There's a quote I love from someone I can't remember:

> Most books should be blog posts. Most blog posts should be tweets. Most tweets shouldn't exit.