I've made a similar realization early on in my studies. If I learn a lot more things than necessary, but only imperfectly I do much better in the same time than

I've made a similar realization early on in my studies. If I learn a lot more things than necessary, but only imperfectly I do much better in the same time than someone who learned exactly what is necessary but perfectly. Because you often make extra connections and discoveries when you go beyond what is required. This is one reason why I think we need a school reform where exams aren't rated as much on perfectionism, but more on broad knowledge. I.e. if you can only solve a part of the questions but more of the questions then you can still receive a good grade. Basically make the tests longer and more broad than what you expect and give 150% of the points. That way you can either solve 2/3 like normal, or you solve more of the problems imperfectly and get the same result. It allows for more learning styles. This way you could probably cover much more knowledge in a shorter time frame. Because a lot of the imperfect knowledge will get better over time eventually when you learn knowledge that builds upon it.