Just because you “process” a piece of knowledge by storing it or acknowledging it doesn’t mean you have sufficiently absorbed or engaged with the content.

This is one of the purposes of Writing Process.

References

“Research is addictive, because it rewards us with the false impression of making progress. Finding something interesting isn’t the same as knowing something and being able to work with it. I call this the Collector’s Fallacy.” (zettelkasten.de, Use a Short Knowledge Cycle to Keep Your Cool • Zettelkasten Method)