So i've only read 2 - Dale Carnegies famous one and the power of habit. Was easily able to finish the first bc it was thankfully pretty short (the way it should be done frankly) but put down the 2nd about halfway. The meat of both books were basically case studies that served different examples for different situations (Habit just had a million of these cases and it got repetitive)

With those in mind I do disagree with this take. IMO the problem with simply reading a summary or bullet point list is that the concepts will likely remain as theory in your mind. The point of all the case studies is seeing how these concepts manifest in a variety of real life examples and how a person can effectively apply them. I'd say the same rule applies to non fiction/educational books. You can list out their facts but they're probably not going to sink in for you. People spend time learning case studies in law school, b-school, etc for a reason bc theory is different from application. But with that said you don't need millions of these examples and I'm wary that this is what most of them do so I haven't touched one since lol (I do recommend the carnegie one bc I feel like many would benefit it and it's easy to get through. Despite the misleading title & sales pitch, it's really just a book about how to listen to other people and how listening is a commonly underdeveloped skil. Habit was good but I wouldn't spend money on it considering how much of it wasnt needed)