How to Start Thinking Better

3. Confusions are cleared up by writing down explanations.

One of the most popular studying tactics is the Feynman Technique . This technique boils down to using writing to make it easier to understand hard problems in math, science and other subjects.

Often, simply the act of writing down an explanation will resolve confusions. This is because the different components of the ideas are too large and numerous to stitch together into a completed understanding. Writing it down solves this capacity constraint and allows you to piece together a completed idea.