Books to me are not expanded journal articles, but reading experiences, and the academics who tend to read in order to cite in their writing — rather… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Books to me are not expanded journal articles, but reading experiences, and the academics who tend to read in order to cite in their writing — rather than read for enjoyment, curiosity, or simply because they like to read — tend to be frustrated when they can't rapidly scan the text and summarize it in one sentence that connects it to some existing discourse in which they have been involved.