Usefulness of the classics
Information is created in large quantities every day.
Observing the new book section of a bookstore month by month is very revealing.
It is physically impossible to input all of that large amount of information to yourself #Cognitive limitations So you need to make a choice.
However, I cannot properly select information in areas that I am not familiar with. Because I do not have the criteria to judge whether it is good or bad. The downside, of course, is that the situation at the time it was written and the situation today may have changed
Does not work well in fast changing areas
But isn't it bad to invest in it in the first place because of the obsolescence speed of knowledge in fast changing fields? ---
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