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How to Learn Better in the Digital Age

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Online content makes edutainment the norm among curious and intelligent people, who don't realize that they aren't actually learning what they think they are.

How to Learn Better in the Digital Age November 2020 Before I got into productivity and performance, I used to spend many hours online ingesting vast troves of digital content. My information diet ranged from inspirational TED talks to specialized podcasts, from blog posts found on Hacker News to ebooks shared on Twitter. I’m deeply curious, and I gave in to new content as much as I could. What could be the harm?—I thought. I loved spending my time this way. It felt useful, it was fun, and it nurtured my self-image as a “smart guy” — all at the same time. Truly, a learning hack. Turns out I wa

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