[hintymad]

There is a difference between reading a short article and reading an actual book. Reading short articles gives you quick facts and situational awareness, but it doesn't build wisdom.

My personal theory is that wisdom comes from deep, long-form reasoning. You can't get it just by skimming short articles or memorizing isolated facts. When we read a deep and comprehensive book, the real value is the mental labor. It forces us to follow a long, complex argument, spot subtle patterns, and actively debate the author in our heads. We have to weave different facts together to see the bigger picture.

This kind of "hard reading" actually changes our brain by building new neural connections. Wisdom goes beyond collecting information. It's more about the cognitive journey of thinking deeply and widely about a topic. Short articles give us data points, but books train us how to think.

Of course, serious researches may tell us otherwise. I don't have any data points outside my personal experience.