Mind & Self
Learning How to Learn
The meta-skill that compounds across every other domain
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Mind & Self
The meta-skill that compounds across every other domain
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The training reps that actually build skill: hard, deliberate, focused on what you can't yet do. Pleasant practice usually means no learning.
Active recall
A study method in which the learner actively retrieves information from memory rather than passively reviewing it.
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Metacognition
The capacity to monitor, evaluate, and regulate one's own thinking and learning processes.
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Self-explanation
A learning strategy in which the learner generates explanations of new material aloud or in writing, linking it to prior knowledge.
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Deliberate practice
A structured form of practice defined by Anders Ericsson, characterised by specific goals, immediate feedback, focused attention on weaknesses, and progressive difficulty just beyond current ability.
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Elaboration
A learning strategy that involves explaining and connecting new information to prior knowledge through self generated questions and examples, deepening understanding and retention.
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Retrieval practice
Pulling info out of memory to strengthen it (testing > re-reading).
Spaced repetition
Reviews at expanding intervals, Ebbinghaus + Anki + FSRS.
Desirable difficulty
Bjork: harder-during-practice = stronger-in-retention.
Interleaving
Mixing related topics within a practice session.
Deliberate practice
Focused, feedback-rich practice at edge of ability.
Transfer
Using what you learned in a new context.
Feynman technique
Explain it simply; the gaps reveal what you don't really know.
Consolidation
The brain's process of stabilising memories, often during sleep.