Thank you a lot, it is really encouraging to hear this!
One of my goals with this specific form of presentation is to counteract "skimming" by making it unrewarding: When readers are tempted to "skim" a chapter, they usually find out that they were already almost at the end of the chapter, so reading the entire chapter and thinking about the content becomes the preferred strategy.
One potential drawback of this approach is that readers who do not want to think about the content, or do not read the material with the required focus may come to the conclusion that it is too terse.
In my opinion, what matters here, maybe more than in other texts, is the strategy of reading that is required to best absorb the material. I am doing my best to ensure that it is all there. Yet, the full potential is only realized with active cooperation from the reader. I think it would be possible to convey some of the points also with lengthier explanations, though at the substantial cost of sacrificing peak impact potential. I am very glad to hear that this approach is working well for you, thank you a lot for your feedback!
One of my goals with this specific form of presentation is to counteract "skimming" by making it unrewarding: When readers are tempted to "skim" a chapter, they usually find out that they were already almost at the end of the chapter, so reading the entire chapter and thinking about the content becomes the preferred strategy.
One potential drawback of this approach is that readers who do not want to think about the content, or do not read the material with the required focus may come to the conclusion that it is too terse.
In my opinion, what matters here, maybe more than in other texts, is the strategy of reading that is required to best absorb the material. I am doing my best to ensure that it is all there. Yet, the full potential is only realized with active cooperation from the reader. I think it would be possible to convey some of the points also with lengthier explanations, though at the substantial cost of sacrificing peak impact potential. I am very glad to hear that this approach is working well for you, thank you a lot for your feedback!