Hack your way into learning almost anything by using apps like Feedly, Blinkist etc

ThisIsNotMytRealName · 2015-11-02T09:44:11+00:00

This looks like blatant marketing or am i missing something?

How is "Women will follow. AWALT" relevant in any way to learning apps?

thorlovesloki · 2015-11-02T14:40:40+00:00

Blinkist is junk. Why must I pay for something I can quite easily get for free...legally. Deleted.

Lectarian · 2015-11-02T14:29:23+00:00

If you cant find time to read a few pages of a book every day, what does that say about you?

fcjnews · 2015-11-02T16:47:46+00:00

I looked at Blinkist a while ago and didn't sign up but now I'm rethinking. Ironically, now that I'm reading more I also am aware of how many books I can't read. I think it can be useful for a few reasons

get exposure to books you wouldn't normally read, good for generally knowledge and conversation
screen out books and make better selections
pre-read books (most speed reading guides encourage you to skim a book first for its structure, this is the same thing)
refresher on books you've read
it's something to do while I'm brushing my teeth or showering where I can't carry a book (if you get the audio)

I have a couple questions.

After using Blinkist I'm curious if your to-read list has gotten longer or shorter? Have you had your interest piqued in more books or have you actually screened out books you thought you wanted to read but didn't need to after the summary?
How well do you retain the summaries? My only worry is that without all the stories and illustrations the summary will go in one ear and out the other like a daily buzzfeed bullet list.
Do most of the summaries have an audio version or is their audio collection a smaller subset?

2015-11-02T07:56:46+00:00

If there are other such productivity apps, I request fellow TRP's to share

2015-11-02T07:41:51+00:00

Blinklist looks like it could be really valuable, thanks for the suggestion.

Title	Hack your way into learning almost anything by using apps like Feedly, Blinkist etc
Author	bikermonk
Upvotes	0
Comments	14
Date	November 2, 2015 6:55 AM UTC (10 years ago)
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