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How to Use this File

Section titled “How to Use this File”

  • Activate anki-editor-mode

  • Use anki-editor-insert-note to create a new card. Prefer the “3. All Purpose Card” note type

  • Use anki-editor-push-notes to push all cards to Anki

  • Issues:

Learning How to Learn learn2learn

Section titled “Learning How to Learn learn2learn”

Learning how to Learn - Diffuse method

Section titled “Learning how to Learn - Diffuse method”

  1. Front

    What is a way to use diffuse mode thinking like for writing and address writer’s block?

  2. Back

    Use mind mapping

    Avoid trying to edit or manage content, just let it flow up

                          how to do it  comments about approach -- what works, what doesn't
                                    \   /
                                     \ /
       Good for all use cases ---  Mind map
       /                         /       \
    Metaphor                    /         \
                            no boundaries  \
                                         landscrape orientation on paper

Learning how to learn - Chunk library

Section titled “Learning how to learn - Chunk library”

  1. Front

    A _____ of chunks helps combine chunks in new and creative ways. The concept of _____ is making connection between chunks across disciplines that helps with problem solving.

  2. Back

    • Library of chunks - A person learns chunks over time and can be combined for problem solving and applications
    • Transfer - when the library can help with learning related chunks in other disciplines

    Application of chunks and solutions:

    • Sequential: step by step
    • Holistic (global): intuition and diffuse thinking

Learning How to Learn - Mindset

Section titled “Learning How to Learn - Mindset”

  1. Front

    What are pros and cons of the following?

    • Overlearning
    • Einstellung (German for “mindset”)
    • Interleaving

  2. Back

    • Overlearning = When learning something, sometimes we learn/practice it over and over again
      • Practice and repetition improves idea and connections
        • Should focus on difficult topics - deliberate practice
      • Overlearning is not useful if repeating something you already know well or is easy which creates an illusion of competence
    • Einstellung - German for “mindset”
      • Can be like a road block
      • When you have a solution to a problem or intuition, you may not see other solutions as you keep using the same pattern
      • Overlearning can lead to Einstellung
    • Interleaving - practice using different patterns / approaches to different problems is best way to learn and prevent a fixed mindset
      • It can be hard
      • Practice selecting different chunks, mix up learning
      • Builds flexibility and creativity and allows independent thinking

    Application:

    • Allows cross-discipline application of knowledge
      • Though weaknesses of generalization apply
      • Specialization offers depth, but can cause Einstellung
    • Thomas S Kuhn in “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” discovered that most paradigm shifts in sciences were discovered by younger people or people originally trained in another field.
      • These people are less easily trapped by Einstellung
      • People used to old ways gradually leave the field, allowing changes

Learning How to Learn - Law of Serendipity

Section titled “Learning How to Learn - Law of Serendipity”

  1. Front

    What is the Law of Serendipity?

  2. Back

    Law of Serendipity: “Lady Luck favours the one who tries”

    • Practice makes it easier, even when there are many concepts and chunks to take it
    • Repeated effort will make things easier

See Also

Section titled “See Also”