[chiefalchemist]

Based on my non-fiction reading habits, I believe this is true for 90% of the non-fiction books I've read. In fact, most can be broke down into a series of highlighs / quotes.

That said, no pain, no gain. The higher bar creates a sense of dedication for the reader. A 5k and a marathon are both "just running", but it's the latter better sharpens the sword, so to speak.

[kingkongjaffa]

"Thinking fast and slow" is like this, it's a bit dry and it makes for hard reading (I tried by the poolside) but it's sort of more rewarding to fight through it.

5 minute summaries are also forgotten in the same amount of time.

[jstx1]

It might feel rewarding but most of the stuff past the system 1 and system 2 concept is a long list of studies that don't replicate presented as fact.