only considered in time
No, it is usually used for space. Something like internal design of workplaces, or being distracted by a coughing fit at an opera, or placing the cherry on top of the cake, or skirting puddles, all of that:) But you can say, for exaple, that learning about human hormone system by reading about separate hormones gives you points of "illumination", and then imagining the profile of, for example, pregnancy, is more of a line. (Maybe?.. I seldom have to articulate that. For me, the "line" is more like the front of a cloudbank, where you know there is a whole bag of "weather" contained, but don't yet know what that weather would be.)
relevés
I guess I meant a certain skill, which allows to output a strictly formalized answer, has to be useful across a really wide set of circumstances, and when internalized feels like a rush of data and corrections.
typical examples
No, it is rather a blended memory of all such organisms one sees. Like, "well, it is rather too oblong for yeast, but I still think it is yeast", you know? Typical examples are things people admire, and they should be the basis for the Images of the Species, but in practice I think it never happens and this is likely for the best.
Please find better names for these things, if you think they are useful. I simply remembered what I found applicable outside of botany, but, well:)
Background:
I'm recently doing a big project to increase my scholarship and modeling power for both rationality and traditional "serious" topics. One thing I found very useful is taking notes with a clear structure.
The structure I'm using currently is as follows:
- write down useful concepts,
- write down (as a separate category) useful heuristics & things to do in various situations,
- do not write facts, opinions or anything else (I rely on unaided memory to get more filtering).
Heuristic: learn concepts before facts!
Note that you can be mistaken about facts, but you can't harm your epistemology by learning concepts. Even if a concept turns out to be useless or misleading, you are better off knowing about it, understanding how it's misleading, and being able to avoid the trap when you see it.
Let's share concepts!
Please give (at a minimum) a name and a reference (link). A short description in plain language is also welcome.