In decision-making, it’s better to go to the source and obtain unfiltered information. This seems to apply to learning. Naval Ravikant gave this advice: “Read the original scientific books in a field.” I used to assume the discoverer of a theory knows it best. If I have a question about relativity, I’d consider myself lucky if I could ask Einstein, right? But following him, I might believe that black holes cannot exist. Einstein
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Should I read original books? (#26)
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In decision-making, it’s better to go to the source and obtain unfiltered information. This seems to apply to learning. Naval Ravikant gave this advice: “Read the original scientific books in a field.” I used to assume the discoverer of a theory knows it best. If I have a question about relativity, I’d consider myself lucky if I could ask Einstein, right? But following him, I might believe that black holes cannot exist. Einstein