> [!info] Note metadata > **Title:** Fragmented Ideas Don't Compound > **Tags:** Learning > **Type:** Reflection When ideas are repeatedly chopped into fragments, they don't compound. You react more than you reason. Compounding requires continuity—a thread that carries forward from one thought to the next. Infinite scroll, short-form content, and algorithmic feeds break this thread by design. Each item stands alone, expecting nothing of what came before and inviting nothing to follow. The cost isn't just a distraction. It's the slow erosion of the very conditions under which deep thinking becomes possible.