# The defensive arrogance of TL;DR | Seth's Blog

<https://seths.blog/2024/05/the-defensive-arrogance-of-tldr/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Godin with another nugget of wisdom here. 

> TL;DR is defensive. Not simply because it defends our time, but because it defends us from change and from lived experience.
> 
> … 
> 
> When we lean into exploration, we're far more likely to find something that matters. Because we worked for it.

A related concept that comes to my mind is the journey matters, not just the destination. Godin references "Dopamine Culture", and [Dopamine Nation](https://www.annalembke.com/dopamine-nation) is in my Audible library on the recommendation of a friend. Godin's little post here also connected my thinking to the book [How to Read a Book](https://fs.blog/how-to-read-a-book/) where Adler asserts a method to reading that takes you deeper into the matter.

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