Gain Context
Gain context to see not just how, but also when to use this chunk!
How to start with a new topic?
- Do a 2min. picture walk through a chapter (glancing at pictures & section headings allows you to gain a sense of the big picture to see where it fits in)
- Begin studying it:Learn the major concepts first, then fill in the details
- Go beyond the initial problem, see more broadly. Repeat & practice with both related & unrelated problems
- to see not only when to use the chunk, but when not,
- to build & strengthen each chunk, so you can easily access it whenever you need to
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