the less readable your posts become because the brain must make a decision with each link whether to click it for more information or keep reading. After several of these links, your brain starts to take on more cognitive load
I don’t think it’s reasonable to try to avoid the cognitive load of deciding whether to investigate subclaims or follow up on interesting ledes while reading. I think it’s a crucial impulse for critical thinking and research and we have to have it well in hand.
I don’t think it’s reasonable to try to avoid the cognitive load of deciding whether to investigate subclaims or follow up on interesting ledes while reading. I think it’s a crucial impulse for critical thinking and research and we have to have it well in hand.