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Here's the sentence you quoted back in context:

  > Too often we read something, share it and talk about it,
  > but fail to retain its meaning. Maybe you retweeted 
  > something about taking care of employees, but then you 
  > failed to show interest and compassion for an employee 
  > that came into work visibly upset. Maybe you just shared 
  > an article about the importance of open communication, 
  > but then disregarded comments from someone who tried to 
  > bring up a problem with you. Regardless of what it is,
  > you’re wasting your time with all your reading if you 
  > don’t use it to drive action.
At no point does the author try to make a distiction between the quality of works published online from those published in books. His argument is equally valid with Vonnegut and Steinbeck as it is with HN stories.


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