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From the article: > explaining things in context as they become relevant is infinitely better for retention and comprehension than explaining them upfront At
by sublinear 2y ago
From the article:
> explaining things in context as they become relevant is infinitely better for retention and comprehension than explaining them upfront
At one point in my life "explaining things as they become relevant" was equivalent to not really giving a crap and letting them presumably mess it all up after I showed/told them the bare minimum.
What I found was that they learned on their own quicker than I assumed, didn't really mess up as bad as I thought, and loved me for the simple explanation. That's when I decided this is the way.
I don't know why I'm adding this in, but this strategy is also relevant to other topics such as relationships. Don't rush or get too excited. Don't ever offer more than what they're giving you. Expect people to bail when they got what they wanted. Embrace and reward them for sticking around. You become more than a means to an end when the fear of missing out is a factor. You also automatically filter out people who didn't respect you anyway.
- nuancebydefault 2y agoIndeed learning from experience, with just a few hints to fall back on, tends to stick better. I think it might be so because the feedback loops introduced are positive as well as negative. You can't learn how to hold your fork without learning in which ways your food tumbles off.