Our brain only retains 15 percent of the information we consume when we’re rushing it.
That article we read quickly. That class we watched the videos on 2x speed. The podcast we listened to at 2.5x.
Alright, I made the 15 percent number up, but you believed it, didn’t you?
If it’s something worth doing, then it’s worth doing at a pace that ensures we not only have time to retain information, but breathing room for us to let our imaginations work between points.
It’s pretty damn rare to have a bright idea when you’re listening to a podcast at the fastest speed your platform allows.
Then again, if you’re optimizing for being able to say you consumed something rather than to share what you learned or ideated from it…
Stay Positive & Haste Makes Waste
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