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Manfred comments on Learning and Internalizing the Lessons from the Sequences - Less Wrong Discussion

6 Post author: Nick5a1 14 September 2016 02:40PM

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Comment author: Manfred 14 September 2016 05:21:32PM 3 points [-]

Yeah, I really didn't understand the metaethics sequence the first time, but now consider it to be a clear and important section. The difference was in my own ability to understand. I think this is a good reason to do rereading rather than notes or flashcards.

Comment author: Gram_Stone 15 September 2016 11:30:17AM 1 point [-]

I also experienced this and agree that one can't meaningfully memorize what one has yet to learn. I find that's an especially common mistake with flashcards.