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Arkanj3l comments on Open thread, 18-24 March 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

1 Post author: David_Gerard 18 March 2014 12:26PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 24 March 2014 07:21:54PM 1 point [-]

I'm having trouble knowing how well I understand a concept, while learning the concept. I tend to be good at making up consistent verbalizations of why something is, or how something works. However these verbalizations aren't always accurate.

The first strategy against this trend is to simply do more problem sets with better feedback. I'm wondering if we can come up with a supplementary strategy where I can check if I really understand a concept or not.

Comment author: ChristianKl 24 March 2014 10:00:12PM *  0 points [-]

if I really understand a concept

What does that phrase mean?