Should you learn from books rather than from videos, podcasts and social media?

Whether books are a better source of knowledge than videos, podcasts and social media.

Axis: Online content is enough ... Books first, since they carry far more effort and quality

Answers by date: 2 records in 1 source, newest first; the answers above are the current ones. The advice was refined (2025), never reversed, in these records.

date	who	answer	source
2025-07-26	Ali	Not knowing how to reach a goal is a knowledge problem, solved by acquiring knowledge; Ali says for almost anything that knowledge is in books, usually of higher quality and value than random blog posts or YouTube videos.	My ONE Piece of Advice for Someone in Their 20s 00:10:17
2025-07-26	Ali	Per unit of time, Ali says, an audiobook carries far more effort than short-form content, long-form videos or podcasts, because it rests on a book with years or even decades of research behind it.	My ONE Piece of Advice for Someone in Their 20s 00:04:45