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Re:Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in a... by tarsinge on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @04:27AM (#21582384)
Also another trick (without going full formaliser spaced repetition): reread the same thing the next day, and then a week after. Boring but very effective for long term retention.
Re:Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in a... by unkulunkulu on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @07:46AM (#21583402)
I would argue you better practice recall than rereading, i.e. put some notes after reading, make an abstract, expand on it with new thoughts next day, in a week etc. Just rereading might be a) boring b) constantly giving you a sense of familiarity, which is not knowledge. When I have to reread something that is not too deep I sense that I have made a mistake first time by not really thinking about the text.