date	2024-09-01
description	My personal knowledge base on learning science — how memory works, what techniques actually help, and notes from books and courses.
tags	moc learning

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[!quote] Richard Feynman "Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible."

This is my running collection of notes on how to learn better. Part personal experiment, part literature review.

The Big Picture

Before diving into techniques, it helps to understand the machinery underneath — [[How We Learn]] gives an overview of what's actually happening when knowledge "sticks".

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  root((Learning))
    Memory
      Working Memory
      The Forgetting Curve
      Sleep and Memory Consolidation
    Techniques
      Spaced Repetition
      Active Recall
      The Feynman Technique
      Interleaving
    Mindset
      Deliberate Practice
      Flow State
      Mental Models

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Core Concepts

• [[How We Learn]] — the cognitive science foundation
• [[Working Memory]] — our bottleneck
• [[The Forgetting Curve]] — why we forget and when
• [[Sleep and Memory Consolidation]] — the underrated superpower

Techniques & Methods

Note

See [[Study Methods]] for a structured overview

• [[Spaced Repetition]] ⭐ highest ROI
• [[Active Recall]] ⭐ most underused
• [[The Feynman Technique]] — great for deep understanding
• [[Interleaving]] — counterintuitive but effective

Bigger Ideas

• [[Deliberate Practice]] — what separates experts from everyone else
• [[Flow State]] — the environment side of learning
• [[Mental Models]] — learning about how to think

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[!tip] Where to start If you're new here, start with [[How We Learn]] → [[The Forgetting Curve]] → [[Spaced Repetition]]. That sequence alone will change how you study.