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Key takeaways from Books that suck you in and books that spin you out

Some books are centripetal - they suck you in - and some books are centrifugal - they spin you out. Open at source

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Matt suggested to me that there’s a third category of work: the work that doesn’t spin you at all, the work that doesn’t move you in any direction. These books are to be avoided.
“Listening, argues one researcher on perception, “is centripetal; it pulls you into the world. Looking is centrifugal; it separates you from the world.”
Some books are centripetal — they suck you in from other books. Some books are centrifugal — they spin you out to other books.
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