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Native mental representations that give huge speedups on problems?

[x-post from r/slatestarcodex] Is there a list/textbook of immediately usable mental representations like memory palaces? I'm not talking about theoretical models of cognitive processes here (although they might suggest entire classes of the sort of thing I'm looking for). I'm talking specific techniques and 'ways of thinking' about certain things...

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Native mental representations that give huge speedups on problems?

Feb 25, 2019•16

two-ox-heads

Native mental representations that give huge speedups on problems?

two-ox-heads

[x-post from r/slatestarcodex]

Is there a list/textbook of immediately usable mental representations like memory palaces?

I'm not talking about theoretical models of cognitive processes here (although they might suggest entire classes of the sort of thing I'm looking for). I'm talking specific techniques and 'ways of thinking' about certain things that immediately give huge speedups.

In case I'm still not making sense, lemme provide another example. Around five years ago, Brienne Yudkowsky, then Brienne Strohl, made a video about how to remember things.

TL;DW: If you want to remember duck -> apple -> Overton window -> ischemia, encapsulate each concept in some sensually vivid scenario in your head and link these scenes like a story.

After learning... (read 433 more words →)