To give you a datapoint—personally I’d be more likely to read a significantly shorter summary, say 2-5 pages. I guess you’d reach a broader audience. The downside would be that the most interested people, who would read the whole thing, would miss some of the details. With many things I read I would often appreciate having a short version AND a longer, more detailed one actually, so having both would add value. All in all, I think you’re doing valuable work.
Btw: There’s an Anki-deck for Cialdini’s book. It might be somewhat less useful if you’ve only read the summary though, because you may have skipped some of the examples in it. (https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2834764538)
Just for you, I threw together an <3 page summary but I think it’s a lot less useful. It summarizes the basic idea of the book but has no room for examples.
Thanks, I think the summary of the summary is very useful—particularly when the longer summary exists, having the shorter summary is great for finding out whether it’s worth the time to read the longer summary.
To give you a datapoint—personally I’d be more likely to read a significantly shorter summary, say 2-5 pages. I guess you’d reach a broader audience. The downside would be that the most interested people, who would read the whole thing, would miss some of the details. With many things I read I would often appreciate having a short version AND a longer, more detailed one actually, so having both would add value. All in all, I think you’re doing valuable work.
Maybe also consider making a summary on Wikipedia or improving it. It may get many more viewers amongst other things (http://reducing-suffering.org/the-value-of-wikipedia-contributions-in-social-sciences). I’m not sure which option is better.
Btw: There’s an Anki-deck for Cialdini’s book. It might be somewhat less useful if you’ve only read the summary though, because you may have skipped some of the examples in it. (https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2834764538)
Just for you, I threw together an <3 page summary but I think it’s a lot less useful. It summarizes the basic idea of the book but has no room for examples.
Thank you, I liked it!
Thanks, I think the summary of the summary is very useful—particularly when the longer summary exists, having the shorter summary is great for finding out whether it’s worth the time to read the longer summary.