You have to reassemble it to memorize it.
And the only to reassemble it is to put it in a context of a concept you're familiar with.
That's the efficient way of memorizing new information.
The inefficient way is to learn new concepts from scratch.
Here's a video on analogy as a core of cognition:
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For example, our brain processes alphabets this way, using morphology.
Or, look at Chinese writing system, @zaoyang:
The reason why kids are taught how to speak/read at a very young age is that they have to duplicate+interconnect the visual/audial concepts as a brand new concept: Language.
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a) Improve your health (medical therapy/run/sprint/exercise)
b) Discover new information in your most familiar area of knowledge
c) Connect this area to other, new areas of knowledge
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If people are interested I'll write a more profound article.
Thank you and your audience for your time, @zaoyang
J