<story><title>Fireship – Learn to Code Faster</title><url>https://fireship.io/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>opdahl</author><text>To be honest I see this new trend of squishing down longform information (such as books, courses etc) into short tidbits with the promise of «infusing you with information» a detriment to learning. There is a huge difference between being told something by e.g reading a sentence summarizing a point, in comparison to reading the longer form. This is because a big part of what is learning, or grokking rather, is that you ponder and think about the information you just received in context with something else. You need to simulate and build a mental model using the information as a jumping off point. Thats where longer form of content such as a «slow» book is beneficial. It might be slow and repeating itself, but in doing so it gives you the chance to actually understand what is being presented to you. These short summaries are giving you non of that, unless you actually stop and ponder every single sentence, and at that point you might as well be consuming the longer form since it will help you in that aspect.&lt;p&gt;I honestly believe we’re currently being too focused on productivity hacks, so we’re not seeing the forest for the trees. You reading and remembering a line from a book is not the same as you understanding that line, and in this example where they state they are giving you a 60 minute lesson in 5 minutes - how much understanding are you actually left with at the end?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jatins</author><text>&amp;gt; see this new trend of squishing down longform information (such as books, courses etc) into short tidbits with the promise of «infusing you with information»&lt;p&gt;I see a general decline of attention spans around me and I wouldn&amp;#x27;t be surprised if more learning content takes this route.&lt;p&gt;There is also something to be said about the fact the I often remember things I saw in edu TikTok more than things I read in a book because it&amp;#x27;s presented in a more engaging and visual manner. So, I assume it actually helps some people learn easier and lowers the &amp;quot;activation energy&amp;quot; threshold to get started.</text></comment>
<story><title>Fireship – Learn to Code Faster</title><url>https://fireship.io/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>opdahl</author><text>To be honest I see this new trend of squishing down longform information (such as books, courses etc) into short tidbits with the promise of «infusing you with information» a detriment to learning. There is a huge difference between being told something by e.g reading a sentence summarizing a point, in comparison to reading the longer form. This is because a big part of what is learning, or grokking rather, is that you ponder and think about the information you just received in context with something else. You need to simulate and build a mental model using the information as a jumping off point. Thats where longer form of content such as a «slow» book is beneficial. It might be slow and repeating itself, but in doing so it gives you the chance to actually understand what is being presented to you. These short summaries are giving you non of that, unless you actually stop and ponder every single sentence, and at that point you might as well be consuming the longer form since it will help you in that aspect.&lt;p&gt;I honestly believe we’re currently being too focused on productivity hacks, so we’re not seeing the forest for the trees. You reading and remembering a line from a book is not the same as you understanding that line, and in this example where they state they are giving you a 60 minute lesson in 5 minutes - how much understanding are you actually left with at the end?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>haswell</author><text>I think it’s important to recognize that there are multiple learning styles and not everyone goes through the same steps or finds value in the same places.&lt;p&gt;I think this is highly project and phase dependent as well, and sometimes the most valuable resource is a resource that can explain the essence of a thing in minutes thereby allowing you to make a decision about whether or not spending more time on the subject is warranted.</text></comment>