This is hard for everyone as nobody can consume the sum total of human knowledge. People consume knowledge which helps them develop filters. These filters then determine which further knowledge they will acquire and how they will integrate with their existing knowledge.
Everyone has blinders on, just that everyone has different blinders on. You will have blinders on as well, you just want to become smart about it. A lot of the above points help you more intelligently filter information.
While reading, keep in mind a hypothesis you want to actively investigate. Don't just read passively. Holden Karnofsky has a good article emphasising this.
It helps if the hypothesis is one you're genuinely curious about.
This is hard for everyone as nobody can consume the sum total of human knowledge. People consume knowledge which helps them develop filters. These filters then determine which further knowledge they will acquire and how they will integrate with their existing knowledge.
Everyone has blinders on, just that everyone has different blinders on. You will have blinders on as well, you just want to become smart about it. A lot of the above points help you more intelligently filter information.
- While reading, keep in mind a hypothesis you want to actively investigate. Don't just read passively. Holden Karnofsky has a good article emphasising this.
- It helps if the hypothesis is one you're genuinely curious about.
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