Learning effectively

matthew713

Feb. 22, 2020

I used to be a voracious reader. Sometimes I finished a book in one day. I aspired to become a well-rounded person that can hold a conversation on a wide variety of topics ranging from the theory of evolution to baseball offensive strategy. I thought the more I read the faster I would get there. But to my great disappointment, reality, once again, proved to be different from my naive expectations. I forgot most of what I read in a few weeks’ time and what I was left with was only superficial knowledge, just enough to create an illusion of competence. An illusion that didn’t hold up to scrutiny. Every time I tried explaining my newly acquired ideas to others, I failed miserably. I couldn’t find the right words or piece them together in a coherent way and usually after struggling for a few minutes I would give up and change a subject.
And truth be told, for a long time it didn’t bother me that much. Well, at least not enough to make me look for solutions. Most of the stuff I was trying to learn about was not something that would drastically change my life for better or would help me improve my career perspectives. But since I started learning foreign languages I have been on the hunt for the most effective studying methods. I’m yet to discover them (spoiler, they don’t exist) but at least I got an understanding of how I could get more out of reading.
Now I’ll briefly talk about a few learning techniques that I use. If you’re interested in learning more about them, there is tons of information on the Internet. Most likely though, you’ve already come across them a dozen of times.
1. Mnemonics
Something, e.g. an image or a word, that helps to recall information when you need it.
You can use them only to get information quickly to your short-term memory; in order to commit it to your long-term memory you still need to implement one of the techniques described below.
2. Recall.
After you’ve finished, for example, a chapter of a book, put it aside and try to recall as much of what you’ve just read as you can.
3. Spaced repetition.
Review information at gradually increasing intervals.
3. The Feynman technique.
Take something you want to understand and write down an explanation of it as if you were teaching someone else. If you get stuck – get back to the source material. You have to repeat the circle until you no longer need to use the source material to write an explanation.

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I couldn’t find the right words or piece them together in a coherent way and usually after struggling for a few minutes I would give up and change athe subject.

Most of the stuff I was trying to learn about was not something that would drastically change my life for better or would help me improve my career perospect~~ive~~s.

You have to repeat the cirycle until you no longer need to use the source material to write an explanation.

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Learning effectively

I used to be a voracious reader.

Sometimes I finished a book in one day.

I aspired to become a well-rounded person that canould hold a conversation on a wide variety of topics ranging from the theory of evolution to baseball offensive strategy.

I thought the more I read the faster I would get there.

But to my great disappointment, reality, once again, proved to be different from my naive expectations.

I forgot most of what I read in a few weeks’ time, and what I was left with was only superficial knowledge, just enough to create an illusion of competence.

An illusion that d~~idn’~~oesn't hold up to scrutiny.

Every time I tried explaining my newly acquired ideas to others, I failed miserably.

I couldn’t find the right words or piece them together in a coherent way and usually after struggling for a few minutes I would give up and change athe subject.

And truth be told, for a long time it didn’t bother me that much.

Well, at least not enough to make me look for solutions.

Most of the stuff I was trying to learn about wasere not ~~some~~things that would drastically change my life for better or would help me improve my career perospect~~ive~~s.

But since I started learning foreign languages I have been on the hunt for the most effective studying methods.

I’m have yet to discover them (spoiler, they don’t exist) but at least I got an understanding of how I could get more out of reading.

Now I’ll briefly talk about a few learning techniques that I use.

If you’re interested in learning more about them, there is tons of information on the Internet.

Most likely though, you’ve already come across them a dozens of times.

Mnemonics

Something, ~~e.g.~~like an image or a word, that helps toyou recall information when you need it.

You can use them only to get information quickly to your short-term memory; in order to commit it to your long-term memory you still need to implement one of the techniques described below.

Recall.

After you’ve finished, for example, a chapter of a book, put it aside and try to recall as much of what you’ve just read as you can.

Spaced repetition.

Review information at gradually increasing intervals.

The Feynman technique.

Take something you want to understand and write down an explanation of it as if you were teaching someone else.

If you get stuck ~~– get~~, go back to the source material.

You have to repeat the cirycle until you no longer need to use the source material to write an explanation.

Bees

Learning effectively

I used to be a voracious reader.

Sometimes I finished a book in one day.

I aspired to become a well-rounded person that canould hold a conversation on a wide variety of topics ranging from the theory of evolution to baseball offensive strategy.

I thought the more I read the faster I would get there.

But to my great disappointment, reality, once again, proved to be different from my naive expectations.

I forgot most of what I read in a few weeks’ time, and what I was left with was only superficial knowledge, just enough to create an illusion of competence—an illusion that didn't hold up to scrutiny.

~~An illusion that didn’t hold up to scrutiny.~~

Every time I tried explaining my newly acquired ideas to others, I failed miserably.

I couldn’t find the right words or piece them together in a coherent way, and usually after struggling for a few minutes I would give up and change athe subject.

And truth be told, for a long time it didn’t bother me that much.

Well, at least not enough to make me look for solutions.

Most of the stuff I was trying to learn about was not something that would drastically change my life for the better, or that would help me improve my career perspectives.

~~But~~However, since I started learning foreign languages I have been on the hunt for the most effective studying methods.

I’m yet to discover them (spoiler, they don’t exist), but at least I got an understanding of how I could get more out of reading.

Now I’ll briefly talk about a few learning techniques that I use.

If you’re interested in learning more about them, there is tons of information on the Internet.

Most likely, though, you’ve already come across them a dozen of times.

Mnemonics

~~Something, e.g. an image or a word~~An image or a word (or something else), that helps toyou recall information when you need it.

I think being more specific when you start to explain something and then getting more general is preferable.

You can use them only to get information quickly to your short-term memory; in order to commit it to your long-term memory you still need to implement one of the techniques described below.

Recall.

After you’ve finished, for example, a chapter of a book, put it aside and try to recall as much of what you’ve just read as you can.

Spaced repetition.

Review information at gradually increasing intervals.

The Feynman technique.

Take something you want to understand and write down an explanation of it as if you were teaching someone else.

If you get stuck ~~– get~~, go back to the source material.

You have to repeat the cirycle until you no longer need to use the source material to write an explanation.

Learning effectively

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I used to be a voracious reader.

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Sometimes I finished a book in one day.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I aspired to become a well-rounded person that can hold a conversation on a wide variety of topics ranging from the theory of evolution to baseball offensive strategy.

I aspired to become a well-rounded person that canould hold a conversation on a wide variety of topics ranging from the theory of evolution to baseball offensive strategy.

I thought the more I read the faster I would get there.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

But to my great disappointment, reality, once again, proved to be different from my naive expectations.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I forgot most of what I read in a few weeks’ time and what I was left with was only superficial knowledge, just enough to create an illusion of competence.

I forgot most of what I read in a few weeks’ time, and what I was left with was only superficial knowledge, just enough to create an illusion of competence.

An illusion that didn’t hold up to scrutiny.

~~An illusion that didn’t hold up to scrutiny.~~

An illusion that d~~idn’~~oesn't hold up to scrutiny.

Every time I tried explaining my newly acquired ideas to others, I failed miserably.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I couldn’t find the right words or piece them together in a coherent way and usually after struggling for a few minutes I would give up and change a subject.

I couldn’t find the right words or piece them together in a coherent way, and usually after struggling for a few minutes I would give up and change athe subject.

I couldn’t find the right words or piece them together in a coherent way and usually after struggling for a few minutes I would give up and change athe subject.

And truth be told, for a long time it didn’t bother me that much.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Well, at least not enough to make me look for solutions.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Most of the stuff I was trying to learn about was not something that would drastically change my life for better or would help me improve my career perspectives.

Most of the stuff I was trying to learn about was not something that would drastically change my life for the better, or that would help me improve my career perspectives.

Most of the stuff I was trying to learn about wasere not ~~some~~things that would drastically change my life for better or would help me improve my career perospect~~ive~~s.

Most of the stuff I was trying to learn about was not something that would drastically change my life for better or would help me improve my career perospect~~ive~~s.

But since I started learning foreign languages I have been on the hunt for the most effective studying methods.

~~But~~However, since I started learning foreign languages I have been on the hunt for the most effective studying methods.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I’m yet to discover them (spoiler, they don’t exist) but at least I got an understanding of how I could get more out of reading.

I’m yet to discover them (spoiler, they don’t exist), but at least I got an understanding of how I could get more out of reading.

I’m have yet to discover them (spoiler, they don’t exist) but at least I got an understanding of how I could get more out of reading.

Now I’ll briefly talk about a few learning techniques that I use.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

If you’re interested in learning more about them, there is tons of information on the Internet.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Most likely though, you’ve already come across them a dozen of times.

Most likely, though, you’ve already come across them a dozen of times.

Most likely though, you’ve already come across them a dozens of times.

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Mnemonics

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Something, e.g. an image or a word, that helps to recall information when you need it.

~~Something, e.g. an image or a word~~An image or a word (or something else), that helps toyou recall information when you need it.

I think being more specific when you start to explain something and then getting more general is preferable.

Something, ~~e.g.~~like an image or a word, that helps toyou recall information when you need it.

You can use them only to get information quickly to your short-term memory; in order to commit it to your long-term memory you still need to implement one of the techniques described below.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Recall.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

After you’ve finished, for example, a chapter of a book, put it aside and try to recall as much of what you’ve just read as you can.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Spaced repetition.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Review information at gradually increasing intervals.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

The Feynman technique.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Take something you want to understand and write down an explanation of it as if you were teaching someone else.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

If you get stuck – get back to the source material.

If you get stuck ~~– get~~, go back to the source material.

You have to repeat the circle until you no longer need to use the source material to write an explanation.

You have to repeat the cirycle until you no longer need to use the source material to write an explanation.

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