Overfed, but Undernourished: Why Consuming More Content Won’t Automatically Make You Smarter
Journal
Notelab. Developing Ideas through Evidence-informed Note-making
Type
digital resource
Date Issued
2025-09-05
Author(s)
Abstract
Content consumption alone doesn’t make you smarter. Learning requires attention, active processing, and application. Like food, information must be digested, not just swallowed. Without elaboration, retrieval, and integration, more content simply leads to cognitive indigestion.
Language
English
Keywords
myth
content
consumption
learning
attention
information
pim
pkm
elaboration
intelligence
knowledge
information overload
abundance
collector's fallacy
productivity
deep work
illusion of competence
critical ignoring
metacognition
mindfulness
sustainability
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Official URL
Division(s)
Contact Email Address
stefan.siegel@unisg.ch