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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

Section titled “Learning How to Learn”

Learning how to Learn - Diffuse Thinking learn2learn

Section titled “Learning how to Learn - Diffuse Thinking learn2learn”

  1. Front (Example with word blanked out or missing)

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

  2. Front (Picture)

  3. Front (Definitions, base word, etc.)

  4. Back (a single word/phrase, no context)

    Use mind mapping

  5. - The full sentence (no words blanked out)

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

  6. - Extra Info (Pronunciation, personal connections, conjugations, etc)

                          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

  7. • Make 2 cards? (y = yes, blank = no)

  8. • Test Spelling (Insert sound file/pronunciation here to test, leave blank otherwise)

  9. (Copy and paste area)

Learning how to learn - chunk library learn2learn

Section titled “Learning how to learn - chunk library learn2learn”

  1. Front (Example with word blanked out or missing)

    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. Front (Picture)

    library of chunks and chunk as a ribbon going into working memory

  3. Front (Definitions, base word, etc.)

  4. Back (a single word/phrase, no context)

    • 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

  5. - The full sentence (no words blanked out)

  6. - Extra Info (Pronunciation, personal connections, conjugations, etc)

    • Application of chunks and solutions:
      • Sequential: step by step
      • Holistic (global): intuition and diffuse thinking

  7. • Make 2 cards? (y = yes, blank = no)

  8. • Test Spelling (Insert sound file/pronunciation here to test, leave blank otherwise)

  9. (Copy and paste area)

Learning How to Learn - Mindset learn2learn

Section titled “Learning How to Learn - Mindset learn2learn”

  1. Front (Example with word blanked out or missing)

    What are pros and cons of the following?

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

  2. Front (Picture)

    Chunks in the mind and Einstellung "roadmap" prefers a certain pattern, which a thought may try to jump to first

  3. Front (Definitions, base word, etc.)

  4. Back (a single word/phrase, no context)

  5. - The full sentence (no words blanked out)

    • 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

  6. - Extra Info (Pronunciation, personal connections, conjugations, etc)

    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

  7. • Make 2 cards? (y = yes, blank = no)

  8. • Test Spelling (Insert sound file/pronunciation here to test, leave blank otherwise)

  9. (Copy and paste area)

Law of Serendipity learn2learn

Section titled “Law of Serendipity learn2learn”

  1. Front (Example with word blanked out or missing)

    What is the Law of Serendipity?

  2. Front (Picture)

    Law of Serendipity, lady luck favours the one who tries

  3. Front (Definitions, base word, etc.)

  4. Back (a single word/phrase, no context)

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

  5. - The full sentence (no words blanked out)

  6. - Extra Info (Pronunciation, personal connections, conjugations, etc)

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

  7. • Make 2 cards? (y = yes, blank = no)

  8. • Test Spelling (Insert sound file/pronunciation here to test, leave blank otherwise)

  9. (Copy and paste area)

See Also

Section titled “See Also”