Great points. I agree that one of the challenges is identifying what knowledge is worth investing the time to bake into long-term memory. Paying attention to w

Great points. I agree that one of the challenges is identifying what knowledge is worth investing the time to bake into long-term memory. Paying attention to what knowledge I (or top performers) use most often in practical projects / everyday work has helped. I also try to identify fundamentals; i.e. chunks of knowledge that experts in a field have identified as critical to understanding that field.