How to Use a Post Mortem to Enhance the Writing Process

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i love that it's not and i've come close to it. I'll finish an episode, ino few days will go by, and then i'll think, why didn't i ask blank or ye when i said that they didn't really capture the way i think about it? The idea of using a post mortems as a way to enhance my understanding is a good thing. It would be nice to do something like that for econ talk. You know, what was the most interesting the people, thing that people got out of our conversation? What left them puzzled, confused or offended? Which is another thing i would sometimes ask ah, and then you sin not justbeng

Software Engineer Andy Matuschak talks about his essay "Why Books Don't Work" with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Matuschak argues that most books rely on transmissionism, the idea that an author can share an idea in print and the reader will absorb it. And yet after reading a non-fiction book, most readers will struggle to remember any of the ideas in the book. Matuschak argues for a different approach to transmitting ideas via the web including different ways that authors or teachers can test for understanding that will increase the chances of retention and mastery of complex ideas.