The Problem with Success Stories
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Now that fewer people read books, reading itself has become treated as a virtue. An objective good. Something that can only help you.
The Problem with Success Stories 0 The Lindy Newsletter Posts The Problem with Success Stories The Problem with Success Stories Paul Skallas February 12, 2026 Now that fewer people read books, reading itself has become treated as a virtue. An objective good. Something that can only help you. But this is a dangerous assumption. While reading undeniably strengthens attention and expands vocabulary. — (@) Its primary function is far more important, it installs mental models. Text is a technology that builds implicit maps of how the world works. One book can reorient your entire worldview, but it
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