“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” — Abraham Lincoln
<aside> ✨ Just like any other muscle in the body, your brain's ability to learn new skills degrades over time. Unfortunately, learning how to learn is an essential skill that most schools and colleges don't teach. As a result, most of us have lost the ability to learn and apply new skills quickly.
This section will help you sharpen your axe (your brain) and enable you to absorb, retain and apply the learnings from the consecutive sections significantly better.
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This article by Vasili is a great starting point and a practical guide towards improving your metacognition and active recall abilities
How to remember what you learn
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn
The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance - Joshua Waitzkin
The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance
Make it Stick - The Science of Successful Learning
Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects
Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects