According to the article, there are three main ways to efficient learning:
1. Spaced Repetition - where the information is repeated, but with longer and longer intervals between each repeat.
2. Retrieval Practice - where you have to actively recall the answer or technique rather than being told or shown it.
3. Cognitive Disfluency - the harder you have to work to read or understand the material the more you will remember it. (I'm not sure how useful this point is. The New York Times article refers to research where the text was blurry, but from this it concludes that interleaving different topics would give a good results...I'm not convinced that would give the same result).
According to the article, there are three main ways to efficient learning:
1. Spaced Repetition - where the information is repeated, but with longer and longer intervals between each repeat.
2. Retrieval Practice - where you have to actively recall the answer or technique rather than being told or shown it.
3. Cognitive Disfluency - the harder you have to work to read or understand the material the more you will remember it. (I'm not sure how useful this point is. The New York Times article refers to research where the text was blurry, but from this it concludes that interleaving different topics would give a good results...I'm not convinced that would give the same result).