iarwain1 comments on Stupid Questions May 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: iarwain1 07 May 2015 11:28:19PM 4 points [-]

It has been studied and it's actually usually not recommended. This is the principle of interleaving. See Make It Stick, especially chapter 3. See also the recently linked document by richard_reitz.

Comment author: wadavis 08 May 2015 03:09:20PM 1 point [-]

Upvote for references, links, and avoiding weak anecdotal evidence.