If I built an app that had all different kinds of content surrounding books — quizzes, scenarios to apply the lessons to, other educational ideas, etc. — would anyone be interested?
When reading books, more specifically non-fiction, there are often so many valuable ideas that could/should be taken and applied to life, but seem to be forgotten once finished, or at least a couple weeks later.
I’ve personally found I can only actively recall perhaps 1-3 key ‘nuggets of wisdom’ from the books I’ve read, even if I’ve really loved them.
I’ve done the whole note taking, highlighting, chapter summarising, etc. but a) the habit itself never seems to stick, and rather than enjoying the book I get too caught up in the note taking/highlighting aspect, and b) it’s still largely ineffective.
So, there’s been some studies and research on how we best learn: active recall, spaced repetition, applying knowledge to problem solving, understanding the knowledge within the specific context of our own lives, etc. and I’m wanting to try and incorporate these into my book-learning practice.
Overall, I would personally love an app that helped me better engage with the content I’ve just read so that I could hopefully retain more of its lessons and then be able to apply it to my life, and was wondering if anyone out there felt the same way?
Thanks for reading if you got this far 🫶🏼
by n3rotulip
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If you’re hoping to profit off it, it sounds easy to knock off.
As for its value, it sounds pretty cool. I think the education sector might be most interested and the best match.
When I think about what I read, I wouldn’t want this for a Stephen King or Neil Gaiman book. For classics and older books that are slower-paced, I think it would help me stay focused. I would love it when reading some non-fiction. Jacques Barzun has this book that’s 500 years of western cultural history. I think being reminded of previous events via quizzes would help.
And maybe also it could be a way to get non-readers into reading. Or a way for older folks to continue reading.
It sounds interesting.