"In other words, the amount of time spent reading continues to increase. Moreover, the fact that knowledge has become ever more finely defined means the variety of books is greater than ever. Let's not forget that technical textbooks are also books. People now learn for longer than they used to, which in effect means more time is needed to assimilate accumulated knowledge."
「現代人在學校的時間越來越長，也就是說，我們花在讀書的時間越來越多，而且由於知識越分越細，各式各樣的書都有，技術性的教科書也是書，人的學習期變長，表示對知識的累積需要更多時間來墊底。」