Hello to you who trusted this newsletter with your time and effort to subscribe. It motivated me to share my shorts, so here I am.
Two(three) learning methods I get back to, every time I’m highly committed to the learning journey.
Spaced Repetition and Active Recall are two powerful methods used to enhance learning and memory retention ⤵️
Spaced Repetition
This technique involves reviewing information at increasing intervals over time. Initially, you might check a piece of information a few hours after first learning it, then a day later, then a few days after that, and so on.
This method takes advantage of how our brains form memories to improve long-term retention of information. Each time you review, the information becomes more solidified in your memory.
Active Recall
This learning method involves actively trying to remember information from memory, rather than passively reading or listening to it. Active recall creates stronger neural connections, leading to better memory retention.
An example of active recall is testing yourself with flashcards: looking at the question side and attempting to remember the answer before checking it OR, I prefer the Feynman Technique.
When I was learning coding patterns via a course from educative.io / I got to the Sliding window patterns, and what I did after going through the first four challenges is written on a piece of paper, what was happening—all the gains of my learning phase.
I would draw diagrams of what I understood and how the logic flowed through the lines of the code. With that, when a new use case would come up in other challenges, I’d go back to this and iterate.
Because of that, I still remember all the details of that pattern and how you could identify it in different challenges.
Before diving into a new world of knowledge, give yourself space to learn some learning techniques, so you don't go the hard way in.
What are your learning techniques?
Until the next section, have a great Thursday.