Whether your mind is engaged or not seems unrelated to the type of video. As a writer of fiction, even a 'mindless' video made for entertainment can send my mind reeling through possibilities, relationships, and connections I'd never thought about before, but I think that's just a quibble over wording.
You always lose what you don't use over a long enough time window and in proportion to how much you used it when you did use it. Everything that is true about this 10 minute video is true about a college course. You just retain the college course for longer because (presumably) you've spent more time in class than a 10 minutes video and you've done your homework. But if you don't use it after college, there's a strong chance you've forgotten the details.
Sometimes it's just important to know a thing exists, what it can be used for, and roughly how it is used. Everything else can be learned or refreshed when you need it.
Suppose you've watched that stats 101 video but didn't follow up. You now know:
- The broad strokes of stats 101 even if you don't have perfect recall on the details.
- What it can be used for.
- Whether the particular video is worth watching when and if you do need to use it.
Initial exposure is important. A claim could be made that if nothing is ever done with it, it is a waste; but how does someone without any knowledge know enough to decide whether they should go further with it or not?
> ('Wrongquote':) Whether your mind is engaged or not seems unrelated to any video.
heck...damn... that was a lot of fun in the Job's area, steve Jobs official presented his 1st Ipad showing an interactive Book for children but also adults, and for sure there was something to learn.
> But... Does it also let you unset any limits?
Nah they never released any well known interactive books as far as i know, so i didn't bought that ipad. But was interested in the 'screen-only'-technology since 2003 (bought my first tablet PC around 2005)...
A few days ago, there was a topic about the book 'neuromancer' could you even imagine such a book as interactive (not a game) ?
It may took years and a hell of a crowd to finish something like that satisfying enough to get only a niche of people.
HINT: The Message of the Book (the Punk-Part) was about: 'Everybody needs money (Products) so you have to get a job.'
Quoting more "nonsens" but remarkable;
It's quite possible to live with websites. Nothing else.
Clue: Apps let you set a limit on withdrawals when you are away from home.
(edited: found some typos^^)
You enjoyed the ads, but do you enjoy the products designed to optimize Clickrates and funnel conversions?
And if it was too OT, think just a random person typing something...never mind...
ᬛ btw: google didn't show, what does that mean - it has more speculated 'space' one screen than the regular charsetting, tinyer chars i had known and seen before...but... ??
You always lose what you don't use over a long enough time window and in proportion to how much you used it when you did use it. Everything that is true about this 10 minute video is true about a college course. You just retain the college course for longer because (presumably) you've spent more time in class than a 10 minutes video and you've done your homework. But if you don't use it after college, there's a strong chance you've forgotten the details.
Sometimes it's just important to know a thing exists, what it can be used for, and roughly how it is used. Everything else can be learned or refreshed when you need it.
Suppose you've watched that stats 101 video but didn't follow up. You now know:
- The broad strokes of stats 101 even if you don't have perfect recall on the details.
- What it can be used for.
- Whether the particular video is worth watching when and if you do need to use it.
Initial exposure is important. A claim could be made that if nothing is ever done with it, it is a waste; but how does someone without any knowledge know enough to decide whether they should go further with it or not?