Summary of Jonathan A. Levi's The Only Skill that Matters

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The creation of writing was a massive technological breakthrough that empowered us to disseminate important texts to millions of people. This allowed mass education and mass collaboration on a scale never before seen in human history. #2 The internet changed all that. It made it easy to share information on a massive scale, and this has resulted in an absolute explosion in the amount of information we as a society produce. #3 The explosion of information has not only affected the fields of science and medicine, but has also expanded to history, law, and even sales and marketing. #4 The pace of progress in technology is so fast that it’s becoming hard for professionals to keep up with the work they have to do. The overwhelm is only getting worse, and there’s no easy way to keep up with the pace of change.