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#4 Ensure active learning is truly active.
After reviewing flashcards a few times, you end up remembering the wording, not the concept.
Real active learning mixes formats: open-ended prompts, variable phrasing, multiple flashcard versions.
After reviewing flashcards a few times, you end up remembering the wording, not the concept.
Real active learning mixes formats: open-ended prompts, variable phrasing, multiple flashcard versions.
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
#4 Ensure active learning is truly active.
After reviewing flashcards a few times, you end up remembering the wording, not the concept.
Real active learning mixes formats: open-ended prompts, variable phrasing, multiple flashcard versions.
After reviewing flashcards a few times, you end up remembering the wording, not the concept.
Real active learning mixes formats: open-ended prompts, variable phrasing, multiple flashcard versions.
#2 Don’t spend hours making notes.
Note-taking can feel productive, but much of it is duplication.
Universities publish excellent lecture notes for free: MIT, Stanford, and others.
Start there, then refine.
Note-taking can feel productive, but much of it is duplication.
Universities publish excellent lecture notes for free: MIT, Stanford, and others.
Start there, then refine.
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
#2 Don’t spend hours making notes.
Note-taking can feel productive, but much of it is duplication.
Universities publish excellent lecture notes for free: MIT, Stanford, and others.
Start there, then refine.
Note-taking can feel productive, but much of it is duplication.
Universities publish excellent lecture notes for free: MIT, Stanford, and others.
Start there, then refine.
#1 Stop reviewing what doesn’t matter.
Limit reviewing outdated or hyper-specific content (how do you feel about your cross-chain NFT notes these days?).
Instead, curate subjects that will still matter in a decade.
Wikipedia’s outline of knowledge is a good place for inspiration.
Limit reviewing outdated or hyper-specific content (how do you feel about your cross-chain NFT notes these days?).
Instead, curate subjects that will still matter in a decade.
Wikipedia’s outline of knowledge is a good place for inspiration.
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
#1 Stop reviewing what doesn’t matter.
Limit reviewing outdated or hyper-specific content (how do you feel about your cross-chain NFT notes these days?).
Instead, curate subjects that will still matter in a decade.
Wikipedia’s outline of knowledge is a good place for inspiration.
Limit reviewing outdated or hyper-specific content (how do you feel about your cross-chain NFT notes these days?).
Instead, curate subjects that will still matter in a decade.
Wikipedia’s outline of knowledge is a good place for inspiration.
Stop forgetting what you learn.
Research indicates a decline in critical thinking, making this the moment to preserve your mind.
Here are 4 ways to improve your learning:
Research indicates a decline in critical thinking, making this the moment to preserve your mind.
Here are 4 ways to improve your learning:
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Stop forgetting what you learn.
Research indicates a decline in critical thinking, making this the moment to preserve your mind.
Here are 4 ways to improve your learning:
Research indicates a decline in critical thinking, making this the moment to preserve your mind.
Here are 4 ways to improve your learning:
Classical logic demands binary truth values, but fuzzy logic acknowledges gradations. "John is tall" might be 0.8 true for someone 6'2" and 0.3 true for someone 5'8".
October 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Classical logic demands binary truth values, but fuzzy logic acknowledges gradations. "John is tall" might be 0.8 true for someone 6'2" and 0.3 true for someone 5'8".
They didn’t just ask questions, they changed the way we think.
September 12, 2025 at 5:07 AM
They didn’t just ask questions, they changed the way we think.
They didn’t just ask questions, they changed the way we think.
August 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
They didn’t just ask questions, they changed the way we think.
Your brain doesn’t record everything—it selects. Here's how it decides what to keep.
July 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Your brain doesn’t record everything—it selects. Here's how it decides what to keep.
Your world isn’t just what you sense
May 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Your world isn’t just what you sense
Why do people really buy?
May 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Why do people really buy?
Review key drivers of human behavior.
May 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Review key drivers of human behavior.
Every decision, emotion, and reflex can be traced to the intricate design of the brain.
April 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Every decision, emotion, and reflex can be traced to the intricate design of the brain.
Bayesian statistics simplified
April 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Bayesian statistics simplified
An overview of three key personality theories
April 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
An overview of three key personality theories
Basics of Network Theory: nodes, edges, direct and undirected connections, and centrality measures.
March 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Basics of Network Theory: nodes, edges, direct and undirected connections, and centrality measures.