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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 24 August 2015 08:52:56AM 11 points [-]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-interleaving-effect-mixing-it-up-boosts-learning/

Argues for mixing up what you're learning (at least within a subject) rather than trying to just focus on one thing at a time.

Comment author: richard_reitz 24 August 2015 06:25:44PM *  2 points [-]

For those interested in further reading: Robin Hanson's take, popularly-written book.