{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Scott H Young","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog","title":"The Infinite Library Problem - Scott H Young","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YYe1gjxk2d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/12\/infinite-library-problem\/\">The Infinite Library Problem<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/12\/infinite-library-problem\/embed\/#?secret=YYe1gjxk2d\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Infinite Library Problem&#8221; &#8212; Scott H Young\" data-secret=\"YYe1gjxk2d\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Studying for school can be hard, but the process is pretty straightforward: Outside of school, though, this strategy breaks down. It\u2019s impossible even to be aware of all the books that might be useful for any given subject, never mind actually reading them all.&nbsp; In an infinite library, choosing what material to learn dwarfs even [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Library.jpg"}