When you teach, you learn twice as fast.
Stop hoarding knowledge; share it freely if you want to help yourself grow. Teach to learn.
In today's #Ship30For30 essay, I show why teaching is a valuable learning tool.
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Stop hoarding knowledge; share it freely if you want to help yourself grow. Teach to learn.
In today's #Ship30For30 essay, I show why teaching is a valuable learning tool.
🧵 Prefer tweets? See the thread.
When learning on your own, it's easy to fool yourself into thinking you understand.
If you can't apply new knowledge immediately, teach others—you'll remember it better, and discover if you truly grok it.
If you can't apply new knowledge immediately, teach others—you'll remember it better, and discover if you truly grok it.
Good teaching stands or falls with preparation.
Know:
1. The gist of the idea.
2. When the idea does and doesn't apply.
3. Stories and examples of the idea in action.
Know:
1. The gist of the idea.
2. When the idea does and doesn't apply.
3. Stories and examples of the idea in action.
Coincidentally, each preparation step hits a learning stage:
• Encoding—understanding enough so you can connect it.
• Consolidation—connecting to existing ideas and creating paths.
• Retrieval—bringing up knowledge from memory, strengthening paths.
Let's dig into each.
• Encoding—understanding enough so you can connect it.
• Consolidation—connecting to existing ideas and creating paths.
• Retrieval—bringing up knowledge from memory, strengthening paths.
Let's dig into each.
Encoding.
Knowledge is only stored if you grasp it first.
Dwelling in your working memory, new information needs to be made relevant to stick. If you have a use case for the knowledge, it'll progress to the next stage.
Knowledge is only stored if you grasp it first.
Dwelling in your working memory, new information needs to be made relevant to stick. If you have a use case for the knowledge, it'll progress to the next stage.
Consolidation.
New knowledge is labile, and for it to stick, you need to connect it to what you already know.
To set up paths to other parts of your brain, knowledge also needs some time to settle. Sleep to strengthen what you learn.
New knowledge is labile, and for it to stick, you need to connect it to what you already know.
To set up paths to other parts of your brain, knowledge also needs some time to settle. Sleep to strengthen what you learn.
Retrieval.
Examples and stories are keys to access knowledge in memory.
It's more likely you'll forget the key (cue) than the actual information, so pull up existing knowledge regularly. Better stories give better access.
Examples and stories are keys to access knowledge in memory.
It's more likely you'll forget the key (cue) than the actual information, so pull up existing knowledge regularly. Better stories give better access.
Encoding, consolidation, and retrieval form a cycle.
Any time you retrieve knowledge, it becomes malleable and is encoded again, after which it's consolidated.
The more you teach something, the deeper your understanding becomes.
Teach others, and you'll teach yourself.
Any time you retrieve knowledge, it becomes malleable and is encoded again, after which it's consolidated.
The more you teach something, the deeper your understanding becomes.
Teach others, and you'll teach yourself.
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