Using spaced repetition systems to see through a piece of mathematics

As someone who has and continues to derive tremendous value from writing on the internet, I’ve recently felt an urge to share some of my favorite semi-esoteric internet writing in part so that I have a post to refer back to instead of resending the same articles to friends over and over again. Since many of these articles resist easy categorization, I’m organizing this in the form of a tier list (inspirational examples: 1, 2). Like Richard (link #2), instead of just ranking things by how “good” they are, I’ve ordered them by how influential they were on me.

Using spaced repetition to create understanding

The Payments Engineer Playbook, April Cools edition

On factual vs. conceptual knowledge.

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Using spaced repetition to create understanding

When people talk about the value of paying attention and slowing down, they often make it sound prudish and monk-like. But we shouldn’t forget how interesting and overpoweringly pleasurable sustained attention can be.

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Do you ever go to a lecture, follow it thinking it makes total sense, then look back at your notes later and realize it makes no sense? This used to happen to me, but I’ve learned how to use spaced repetition to fully avoid this if I want. I’m going to try to convey this method in this post.

This is still an evolving draft. If you have any feedback or suggestion, welcome to comment on Substack, or send me a message via twitter, facebook or email…

Super curious, bright, and a terrible student Ever since high school I’ve been aware of the power of flashcards and spaced repetition systems to learn quickly and effectively.

Using spaced repetition to create understanding