More than that; the effort required to work through the concise description will do a far better job of lodging the understanding in your mind, than skimming lightly over the paragraphs muttering "yes, yes, yes" to yourself.
A colleague has observed that, from a perspective of 25 years on, it's the really craply lectured stuff that he can now remember well; the brilliant crystal-clear lectures have descended into a kind of "oh I remember understanding that" kind of state. I think I've found the same (to a lesser degree).
What isn't nice is inadequate and concise descriptions, or ones where the author is trying to conceal their dodginesss of grip by blurring what they say.
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A colleague has observed that, from a perspective of 25 years on, it's the really craply lectured stuff that he can now remember well; the brilliant crystal-clear lectures have descended into a kind of "oh I remember understanding that" kind of state. I think I've found the same (to a lesser degree).
What isn't nice is inadequate and concise descriptions, or ones where the author is trying to conceal their dodginesss of grip by blurring what they say.