I don't think cramming then taking a couple of weeks break and then cramming again is an effective strategy. It only works with tasks that have a slow rate of decay.
Good for making progress on a side project and yet horrible for learning.
I think slow and steady combined with a few sprints each year is optimal. I do 1 hour/day most of the year and then 40+ hours/week for two non-consecutive months.
Well, I guess we're mostly arguing definitions here. If you do 1 hour/day, but fit as much knowledge as you can into that hour, are you cramming for one hour, or taking it slow and steady?
In practical terms, spaced repetition is with no doubt the best method for remembering things, and you could either see it as slow and steady, or repetetive cramming. For understanding things, I don't know of a good method; but it seems like understanding 'keeps better' as long as you remember the relevant facts.
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I don't think cramming then taking a couple of weeks break and then cramming again is an effective strategy. It only works with tasks that have a slow rate of decay.
Good for making progress on a side project and yet horrible for learning.
I think slow and steady combined with a few sprints each year is optimal. I do 1 hour/day most of the year and then 40+ hours/week for two non-consecutive months.
Well, I guess we're mostly arguing definitions here. If you do 1 hour/day, but fit as much knowledge as you can into that hour, are you cramming for one hour, or taking it slow and steady?
In practical terms, spaced repetition is with no doubt the best method for remembering things, and you could either see it as slow and steady, or repetetive cramming. For understanding things, I don't know of a good method; but it seems like understanding 'keeps better' as long as you remember the relevant facts.