Paul's Tips lists "Six Steps for Learning Difficult Subjects Quickly." Concentrates on different ways of bombarding yourself with information from various sources and only memorizing things if you absolutely have to.
They work. At least for certain kinds of learning. Or maybe just certain kinds of people. Like me. I especially like the fact that Paul puts a positive spin on traits like refusing to commit information to memory unless there's a damned good reason.
(This is why they make people wear name badges at conferences—not as a way to help people meet each other, but so I and other symbolic-analysts can avoid having to admit we didn't bother to remember your names. Don't take it personally. I make my family, including both cats and the dog, wear name badges at home.)
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Posted by johndanseven at July 3, 2006 10:28 PM