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Comment on How do I keep Track of what I’ve learnt by Pedro Pimentel

Pedro Pimentel — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:55:38 +0000

Hi Luiz,
First of all, it´s not MY method. Like I said in the post, probably someone else invented this approach when learning a new subject. I´m glad we share and use the same learning process. cheers!

Comment on How do I keep Track of what I’ve learnt by Luiz Ribeiro

Luiz Ribeiro — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:37:15 +0000

That method is really good indeed. I think that I also make use of it somehow, not in such an organized way though: just recalling some things I have recently read/heard when my brain in idle mode (for instance: showering or other rest-room services, before sleeping, walking/driving to work, etc).

Another method that I think is even more effective for me is teaching the recently learned subject to someone you know. When you teach something you really have to know it, the important details and connections between the littles pieces of the matter. So when you teach someone, you recall these connections and fix them in your brain.

I remember teaching linear algebra to my then-girlfriend
When I can’t find an interested person whom I can teach to, I just pretend I am teaching to myself.
As it usually happens after I have effectively read (or learned) the subject, I think it can also be considered your method

Comment on How do I keep Track of what I’ve learnt by Pedro Pimentel

Pedro Pimentel — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:54:34 +0000

Hey Jarrod,

I didn’t know about that technique. Thanks for sharing. I’ll definitely take a look at it.

cheers

Comment on How do I keep Track of what I’ve learnt by Jarrod

Jarrod — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:35:45 +0000

When it comes to learning lots and remembering heaps in the minimum amount of time do your research into Spaced Repition Systems (which require you to turn things into a cloze format for active recall) and Incremental Reading.

This stuff is right up in the top ranks for remembering what we learn.

Comment on Method dispatch in Ruby by Pedro Pimentel

Pedro Pimentel — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:52:30 +0000

Thanks for the complement Cássio.
A good example to illustrate what you said is when you call methods from a singleton class.