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15 Post author: SquirrelInHell 27 March 2016 05:32AM

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Comment author: SquirrelInHell 30 March 2016 01:54:10AM *  1 point [-]

Is still suspect you don't fully get what difference I'm trying to point at. In any case, it's OK, and I'm not telling you your approach is worse or anything. But to make this clear, let me explain it like this:

  1. Are you familiar with mental play on piano or another instrument?

  2. Have you ever imagined yourself doing a physical motion, e.g. a jump, before you actually did it, to prepare your body to respond quickly and without hesitation in the way you wanted it to?

  3. Now imagine applying the same method to mental habits and CTAPS.

This is what I call "offline habit training".

And sure, it is also a way of "learning", but not the first one that comes to mind when you say the word "learning".

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 30 March 2016 10:04:39PM 0 points [-]

Interesting. I know that visualization future action works (I use it e.g. in fencing to 'plan' an attack).

It is also related to cached thoughts.

If I understand right you generalize from simple motor action to all kinds of physical or cognitive behaviors that can be represented and rehearsed succinctly, e.g. habits. Nice idea. And yes, my Anki is different but also contains things that fall into this category esp. in the area of charisma, acting and noticing and reacting to people.