The Power of Unread Knowledge
- Unread books act as a “cognitive safety net,” providing resources for future problems you can’t yet anticipate.
- By expanding our awareness of unknown unknowns, an anti-library may even be an antidote to the Dunning–Kruger effect, where we tend to overestimate the extent of our knowledge.
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In an era of information overload, the Anti-library mindset shifts focus from consumption to curiosity, empowering learners to embrace the unknown rather than fear it.
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