Someone can summarize a year, or ten years, or an entire lifetime
of valuable experiences, wisdom, research, etc., in a book which may
take you only a few hours to read. The books, reports, and articles
which you'll find here could be considered as the essence of condensed
time. From your small
investment of time in reading, you can gain so much; and the more you read, the more you can gain.
"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." - Douglas Adams