learning

Learning

how to learn

There's a lot of methods for learning

• Feynman Technique:

  1. Choose a concept you want to learn about
  2. Pretend you are teaching it to a student in grade 6
  3. Identify gaps in your explanation; Go back to the source material, to better understand it.
  4. Review and simplify (optional)

• Active Recall: the act of actively trying to recall information, duh

• Spaced Repitition: often used with flashcards and active recall.

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_repetition
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leitner_system

• Generation Effect: try answering a question even if you don't know the answer. The act of making up an answer will be helpful. src: Make It Stick

A methodology for learning a code base based on How To Read A Book: https://www.iamjonas.me/2020/08/how-to-read-code.html