Re:Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall
by therein on Monday August 08, 2022 @04:46PM
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> I remember the exact point in my life when I realized how much difference rote memorization makes.
I suspect this might have something to do with neurological development. At least in my experience. Something about memory and recollection "clicked" (not a skill but more a capacity) at a really adult age for me.
Almost similar to being taught calculus after not knowing how most physics formula are derived and then looking back in confusion how you struggled with a straightforward thing.
I had the opportunity to write some MC68000 assembly code, at a time which was not too long after having written a complete emulator for it in C. Writing the emulator required me becoming familiar with every single instruction in all of its nuances, and exactly what they all do.
So, having that behind me, I sat down to write this code and it was like wow ... I could just spew the code without having to look anything up. It was so easy!