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Really recommend this thread. Using spaced repetition to help encode knowledge rather than facts (all I thought it was good for) has profoundly changed the way I learn; grateful to Michael for the intro. This quote is one huge consequence: the feeling of lazy certitude is wild!

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@michael_nielsen

· Jan 28, 2018

The single biggest change is that memory is no longer a haphazard event, to be left to chance. Rather, I can guarantee I will remember something, with minimal effort: it makes memory a _choice_.

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Andy Matuschak

@andy_matuschak

Mar 12, 2018

I've gotten a bunch of questions about how I "encode knowledge" in flashcards. I think about it in terms of Bloom's taxonomy[1]. Here's the taxonomy juxtaposed with recent cards: [1] cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pag

Can Sar

@cansar

May 7, 2020

These are fascinating! Is this still an active practice that you do? Interspersed with more standard prompts or as a separate deck/practice? This gives me a whole bunch of ideas for programmed attention & self coaching / study.

Andy Matuschak

@andy_matuschak

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@cansar

Yes. I just use one big deck.

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