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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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