Therearealotofblogpoststhathave>5linkstootherblogposts. I used to click on all of these, and upon seeing that I hadn’t read them, I would embark on a several hour long journey of reading until exhaustion, often times without even finishing the original post I started.
Recently, I had the simple realization that I could usually read a blog straight through without ever reading one of the linked posts while still understanding the content of the blog.
I wanted to share this with other lurkers in hopes that I could make reading on LessWrong more enjoyable and efficient.
You Don’t Have To Click The Links
There are a lot of blog posts that have >5 links to other blog posts. I used to click on all of these, and upon seeing that I hadn’t read them, I would embark on a several hour long journey of reading until exhaustion, often times without even finishing the original post I started.
Recently, I had the simple realization that I could usually read a blog straight through without ever reading one of the linked posts while still understanding the content of the blog.
I wanted to share this with other lurkers in hopes that I could make reading on LessWrong more enjoyable and efficient.
Exercise for the reader: don’t click the links!