A Smarter, Random Blinkist Alternative
Notevantage Blinkist Gist Hyperfocuses on the best tidbits in books. Provides summaries of books. Pro More effective learning. Get the point of a book fast. Con Random. Summaries are ineffective. Edge Forks over gold nuggets quickly. Voluminous amount of material. Price $45 $49.99 - $79.99 As I’ve blogged previously, book summaries don’t work . In short, when is the last time a book summary changed your life? Never. Blinkist is a life saver if you completely blanked on your homework assignment (reading that book) for the last two weeks and now it’s 30 minutes before class. But beyond that, book summaries give you a false impression of knowledge. The people that condensed the book down to 15 minutes know exactly what the material’s about while you have the “yeah-yeah, I know this” version of the book. With that in mind, I got into the business of hyperfocusing on random book tidbits that deserved the spotlight. My thought: Why not? Why Not?