Training memory
Originally published for paying Patreon members on 2018-01-28. Republished here after a 90-day patron-first period.
Michael Nielsen's Reinventing Discovery is a must read if you are interested in the ways collective intelligence and networked media are changing the way science is done. Nielsen recently tweeted this thread about his learned practice of memorizing thousands of facts.
He mentions in particular the use of an app: Anki.
Looks like a powerful knowledge tool -- and exercise of the learning muscles.
The use of spaced repetition memory systems has changed my life over the past couple of years. Here's a few things I've found helpful: