# Andy Matuschak et al. - Timeful Texts (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article4.6bc1851654a0.png) ## Metadata **Cover**:: https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article4.6bc1851654a0.png **Source**:: #from/readwise **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Andy Matuschak]], [[Michael Nielsen]] **Full Title**:: Timeful Texts **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **Document Tags**:: #from/pocket **URL**:: [numinous.productions](https://numinous.productions/timeful/) **Snapshot URL**:: [archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20240723030534/https://numinous.productions/timeful/) **Host**:: [[numinous.productions]] **Highlighted**:: [[2020-08-07]] **Created**:: [[2022-09-26]] ## Highlights - To be transformed by a book, readers must do more than absorb information - relate those ideas to experiences in their lives - try on the book’s mental models like a new hat. - readers must drive that process for themselves - Molecular Biology of the Cell - Could this approach be applied more generally? - Guided meditation smartphone apps - involve a daily practice - [spaced repetition memory systems](https://augmentingcognition.com/ltm.html), - it’s surprisingly difficult to write good prompts - The most powerful books reach beyond their pages