The science of successful learning

Key Ideas

Learning is Misuderstood

  1. Repeating is not effective
  2. It is important to know what we know and what we NOT know when learning
  3. Ilussion of knowing is a real thing that we need to avoid.
  4. Quizzing/challenging ourself is the key tool for our learning. It is called retrieval-based learning.
  5. Teaching (writing blog/ thread) is the ultimate way to mastering the subject
  6. In addition to teaching, to do a real action/project is also an insurance of understanding of a subject.
  7. Learning is deeper and durable when it’s effortful.
  8. Making sense to ourself like elaboration and using mental model is highly recommend because that way our brain can easily connect the dots because it is relevance.

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