Death by over-recommendation - by Kasra - Bits of Wonder

bitsofwonder.substack.com · 847 words · saved by 1 readers

current mood: there are too many things

Art by Dall-E Let me admit upfront that books are delicious. I want to eat as many of them as possible. Or more broadly, ideas are delicious. Arguments, stories, elegant explanations. But there is such a thing as too much food. Even good food, even the healthiest, most nutritious, most balanced food you can find—you will die if you eat too much of it. But we fool ourselves. If you eat more and more at some point your stomach will say, “bro wtf, calm down”. Your brain, however, has far less robust mechanisms of telling you it’s overloaded. Rather than literally vomiting, your brain will…

Death by over-recommendation - by Kasra - Bits of Wonder

related reading