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Regardless of how it works, its effectiveness is certain. A good routine needs to cover old knowledge along with new.
The goal of learning is for things to make sense. If something feels like an arbitrary collection of facts, that’s a sign you aren’t investing in understanding it.
Failures to understand can be fixed. The Feynman Technique remains my most popular studying advice. The method is simple: explain the confusing idea to yourself, as if you were teaching it. When you get stuck, find a textbook or teacher and you can now ask a much more specific question.
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The mechanism is less clear. Consolidation via deep sleep may play a role. Other theories suggest activating knowledge from different prior contexts makes more robust cues for retrieval (e.g. studying it from both you...
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Previously, I explained the difference between learning bounded and unbounded subjects . School is bounded. Life is unbounded. The difference is critical.
In today’s lesson, I’d like to shift from search strategies to routines. What’s...
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Retrieval means deliberately dredging up knowledge from your mind—not just passively exposing yourself to it.
Countless studies show retrieval practice works better than passive review . If you’re going to us...
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