# Fighting Infomania: Why 80% of Your Reading Is a Waste of Time - Nat Eliason Synced: [[2024_02_01]] 4:57 PM Last Highlighted: [[2024_01_31]]  ## Highlights [[2024_01_31]] [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hngnqapfzg5hs3bmfqse7wrm) > We tend towards *neomania:* overly focusing on the new and shiny, when new and shiny things tend to be the quickest to go and the least likely to be valuable. > A safer bet is to see what content has stood the test of time, following the *Lindy Rule.* Anything that has been around for 50 years will probably be around for another 50 years, but something that’s been around a few days has no proof of staying power. > Will people be reading Aristotle in another 2,000 years? Probably. Will they be reading this week’s pop-business book in another 10 years? Probably not. [[Lindy Rule]]