
79 // Read-later apps with Tristan Homsi and Dan Doyon
Metamuse
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Documents vs. Blocks for Reading
- Reading and writing are two sides of the same coin, with the document as the medium of knowledge transfer.
- Documents are externally focused and coherent, serving as a bridge between the writer's and reader's minds.
- Blocks, in contrast, are internally focused and lack the inherent connection that documents provide.
- Reading for betterment is a destructive process where the reader decomposes the document into blocks for their own use.
- This contrasts with note-taking apps, which are too fluid for focused reading.
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