Re:I asked my students to turn in their cell phones and writ...
by shkkmo on Friday December 27, 2019 @10:11AM
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Yes, being able to offload less relevant, less frequently access and intricate information is very useful.
However, the reason why it is so useful is because it gives you more room to use for the stuff that really matters.
Knowing stuff has much lower latency than looking stuff up and having the ability to quickly correlate multiple relevant facts and draw connections allows for much higher capabilities and productivity.
They key is figuring out which stuff you need to know to be able to quickly build and evaluate mental models and which stuff is best looked up.
However, the reason why it is so useful is because it gives you more room to use for the stuff that really matters.
Knowing stuff has much lower latency than looking stuff up and having the ability to quickly correlate multiple relevant facts and draw connections allows for much higher capabilities and productivity.
They key is figuring out which stuff you need to know to be able to quickly build and evaluate mental models and which stuff is best looked up.