| date | 2024-09-01 | ||
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| description | My personal knowledge base on learning science — how memory works, what techniques actually help, and notes from books and courses. | ||
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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.
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
- [[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
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
- [[Deliberate Practice]] — what separates experts from everyone else
- [[Flow State]] — the environment side of learning
- [[Mental Models]] — learning about how to think
[!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.