---
id: "quote-microwaving-ideas"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["§ How to Redesign Entry-Level Jobs", "¶21"]
tags: ["learning", "cognitive-effort"]
related: ["concept-microwaving-ideas"]
speaker: "Amy C. Edmondson and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic"
speakers: ["Amy C. Edmondson", "Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic"]
quote: "It is like microwaving ideas: fast, convenient, and unsatisfying."
sources: ["reskilling"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-reskilling"
originDay: 10
articleStem: "hbr-edu-46-perils-replace-entry-level"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/09/the-perils-of-using-ai-to-replace-entry-level-jobs"
sourceTitle: "The Perils of Using AI to Replace Entry-Level Jobs"
---
# Microwaving Ideas

> "Consider the analogy of education: If a student outsources every essay to generative AI, he bypasses the intellectual struggle that produces deep learning. It is like microwaving ideas: fast, convenient, and unsatisfying."
> — [[entity-amy-c-edmondson|Amy C. Edmondson]] and [[entity-tomas-chamorro-premuzic|Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic]]

The source quote that names the concept [[concept-microwaving-ideas]].