—— from ❐ A (Self-Indulgent) Guide To Autodidactism

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Irrelevant aspects of problems need to vary, so that the learner does not mistakenly correlate incidental features with the structure to be learned.

— ❐ Perceptual learning and the technology of expertise

• → ~ use constraints to break a dominant strategy keeping you in a local optimum

One question in Quantum Country asks: “Who has made progress on using quantum computers to simulate quantum field theory?” with the answer: “John Preskill and his collaborators”. This is the only “Who…?” question in the entire essay, and many users quickly learn to recognize it from just the “Who…?” pattern, and parrot the answer without engaging deeply with the question. This is a common failure mode in memory systems, and it’s deadly to understanding.

— ❐ How can we develop transformative tools for thought﹖