We find ourselves living in a continuous present in which a book published today, but written months ago, is perceived as already old and useless. Imagine a book from ten years ago! If this can be said to be true (or plausible) for everything linked to current events, it is absolutely not true for contents and reasoning that reflect on broader themes and on true knowledge. The Lindy effect is the expression used to define content (books, mostly) that acquires value and longevity the more time passes from the moment they were created and disseminated. From this perspective, new content, everything published in real time, immediately loses any meaning when compared with works from the past, which still continue to teach us something today. Is it really worth living in the flow all the time? Collect without going deeper A second common mistake is to consider the contents that we have superficially read as assimilated, and then save them, archive them, tag them and put them aside, to read them later.


. A second moment which, for those who have many curiosities and interests, perhaps Canada Phone Number corresponds to never . Following too many sources, be they newsletters, RSS feeds, favorite sites, Facebook pages, newspapers or YouTube channels is absolutely useless. Each day we have limited time (not to mention energy and attention) to dedicate to reading and learning, even if we do it professionally. Not taking this into account means harming yourself . Added to this is that simply putting categories and classification systems aside, even if using advanced tools, is equally useless if the same information is read quickly, without any re-elaboration. Storytelling Festival 2024 The sixth edition of the most important storytelling event in Italy is coming. 150 TICKETS ALREADY SOLD. EARLY OFFER.



What is needed is to interact with the information we want to transform into knowledge. To achieve this goal it is necessary to take the initiative and become an active part , without getting distracted. This is why a book is more effective than an article opened in the browser or, even worse, read in a spare time on the smartphone while we are on the tram. A book, even better if digital, forces us to immerse ourselves completely - if read on a smartphone, it would be appropriate to do so in airplane mode - and to concentrate only on what we are reading. The ebook allows us to underline the parts that we are interested in taking up again, or on which to elaborate thoughts, and then exporting them to the personal knowledge management system of our choice . A nice advantage over notes in the margins of a paper book.  do them?)