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MENTAL MODEL · M12785

The Book Straps Worn Three Times

The Book Straps Worn Three Times
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Confucius read the I Ching so diligently that the leather straps binding the bamboo slips broke three times.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Deep iteration. In this era of shallow reading, true experts are those who have "read the classics until the straps break three times." The density of knowledge lies in the number of times one digs repeatedly.

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Deep mastery comes from repeated re-reading and iteration of core material. Each round of re-reading, enriched by accumulated background knowledge, uncovers deeper layers of meaning, making "repetition" itself a form of depth rather than redundancy.

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