How to Remember Everything You Read

Summary

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Takeaways

• 📚 L'apprentissage efficace repose sur la distinction entre deux étapes clés : la consommation et la digestion de l'information.
• 🔄 La période de consommation est le moment de l'exposition à l'information, tandis que la période de digestion est celle où l'information est traitée et retenue.
• 🚀 L'auteur a utilisé ce système pendant 7 ans, démontrant son efficacité dans divers domaines, allant de l'étude médicale à la lecture de livres sur la productivité et les affaires.
• 🧠 Il est important de comprendre que l'apprentissage ne se résume pas à la quantité d'informations consommées, mais plutôt à la quantité qui reste dans le cerveau après la consommation.
• 🙅‍♂️ Le but ne doit pas être de se souvenir de tout ce que l'on lit, car cela n'est pas réalisable ni nécessaire pour un apprentissage efficace.
• 🧠 L'histoire de Kim Peek, un homme avec une mémoire extraordinaire due à un syndrome médical rare, montre que la mémoire massive n'est pas toujours synonyme de raisonnement ou de résolution de problèmes.
• 🔑 L'information peut être catégorisée en cinq types différents (PESAR), chacun nécessitant une approche spécifique pour une meilleure compréhension et rétention.
• 🛠️ Pour les informations procédurales, la pratique est la clé ; il est essentiel d'appliquer les connaissances aussitôt après leur acquisition.
• 🔗 L'information analogique est facile à retenir car elle s' relie à des connaissances préalables ; la critique des analogies est un processus essentiel pour renforcer la compréhension.
• 🗺️ L'information conceptuelle est structurée en réseaux et les techniques de cartographie non linéaire, comme la mind mapping, sont efficaces pour la maîtriser.
• 📈 L'information d'Evidence et de Référence nécessite une stratégie de stockage et de répétition, avec une attention particulière à l'application et à la répétition des faits pour une meilleure rétention.

Q & A

Quel système est enseigné dans cette vidéo pour se souvenir de tout ce que l'on lit, étudie ou apprend ?

Le système enseigné dans cette vidéo divise le processus de lecture en deux étapes distinctes : la période de consommation et la période de digestion.

Pourquoi la deuxième étape, la période de digestion, est-elle souvent négligée ?

La période de digestion est souvent négligée car la plupart des gens se concentrent sur la première étape, la consommation d'information, en croyant que plus ils en consomment, plus ils pourront se souvenir et appliquer.

Quel est l'exemple donné dans le script pour illustrer un cas extrême de mémoire surhumaine ?

L'exemple donné est celui de Kim Peek, un homme avec une mémoire surhumaine due à un syndrome médical rare appelé le syndrome de FG, qui a été immortalisé dans un film d'Hollywood.

En quoi consiste la stratégie de Kim Peek pour mémoriser des informations ?

Kim Peek avait la capacité de mémoriser des livres entiers avec un rappel parfait après une seule lecture, y compris chaque virgule et point, et de mémoriser de nombreux cartes pour donner des itinéraires de conduite entre villes.

Quel est le secret pour se souvenir de tout ce que l'on lit, selon le script ?

Le secret est que se souvenir de tout ce que l'on lit ne devrait pas être l'objectif; il est plus important de se souvenir de ce dont on a besoin et de pouvoir utiliser cette connaissance de manière efficace.

Quel acronyme est utilisé pour catégoriser les différents types d'informations lus ?

L'acronyme utilisé est PESAR, qui représente Procéédural, Analogique, Conceptuel, Évidentiel et Référence.

Quelle est la première catégorie d'information dans l'acronyme PESAR et quelle est la stratégie cible pour cette catégorie ?

La première catégorie est Procéédural, et la stratégie cible est la pratique, en appliquant les informations le plus tôt possible dans la vie réelle.

Quelle est la deuxième catégorie d'information dans l'acronyme PESAR et comment est-elle traitée ?

La deuxième catégorie est Analogique, et elle est traitée en créant des analogies avec des connaissances préalables et en critiquant ces analogies pour vérifier leur pertinence.

Quelle est la troisième catégorie d'information dans l'acronyme PESAR et quelle est la méthode recommandée pour l'apprendre ?

La troisième catégorie est Conceptuelle, et la méthode recommandée est la cartographie ou la prise de notes en réseau non linéaire pour comprendre les relations entre les concepts.

Quels sont les deux types d'informations restants dans l'acronyme PESAR et comment sont-ils traités ?

Les deux types d'informations restants sont Évidentiel et Référence. Ils sont traités par le biais de la stratégie 'stocker et répéter', en notant les informations et en les révisant plus tard pour améliorer la rétention.

Quel conseil est donné pour équilibrer la consommation et la digestion d'informations lors de l'apprentissage ?

Le conseil donné est de consommer moins d'informations et de passer plus de temps à les digérer et à les traiter, afin d'augmenter la rétention et de construire une base solide de connaissances.

Quel outil est suggéré pour gérer l'information de type référence et pourquoi ?

Les cartes mémoires électroniques ou les flashcards avec une stratégie d'apprentissage par répétition espacée sont suggérés pour gérer l'information de type référence, car elles facilitent le rappel direct des faits.

Pourquoi est-il important de ne pas gaspiller de temps à essayer de mémoriser les informations de type référence pendant la lecture ?

Il est important de ne pas gaspiller de temps car cela nuit à l'efficacité d'apprentissage, et il est préférable de se concentrer sur les trois premières catégories d'informations qui forment la base de la connaissance.

Quel est le lien entre les types d'informations Analogique et Conceptuel dans l'acronyme PESAR ?

L'information Analogique peut exister en tant que sous-ensemble au sein de l'information Procéédurale, et aussi au sein de l'information Conceptuelle, permettant de créer des liens entre nouvelles et anciennes connaissances.

Quelle est la différence entre les informations Évidentielle et Référence dans l'acronyme PESAR ?

L'information Évidentielle est utilisée pour rendre les informations Conceptuelles plus concrètes, tandis que l'information Référence est des détails spécifiques qui ne changent pas et qui peuvent être nécessaires à connaître plus tard.

Quel est le processus recommandé pour intégrer de nouvelles informations dans la mémoire à long terme pendant la période de digestion ?

Le processus recommandé est l'encodage, qui implique des techniques comme la pratique, la création d'analogies, la cartographie, le stockage et la répétition, en fonction du type d'information.

Outlines

00:00

📚 Système de mémorisation de l'apprentissage

Ce paragraphe introduit un système de mémorisation pour tout ce que l'on lit, étudie ou apprend, utilisé par l'auteur pendant 7 ans. Il est divisé en deux étapes principales : la consommation et la digestion. La plupart des gens se concentrent sur la vitesse de consommation d'informations, mais ce n'est pas la clé de l'apprentissage. L'auteur souligne que l'essentiel est de comprendre comment l'information se transforme en connaissances durables dans le cerveau. Il mentionne l'histoire de Kim Peek, un homme avec une mémoire extraordinaire due à une maladie rare, pour montrer que la mémoire massive n'est pas toujours synonyme d'apprentissage efficace.

05:01

🤔 Balancing Consumption and Digestion for Effective Learning

Dans ce paragraphe, l'auteur explique que l'on doit équilibrer le temps de consommation d'information avec celui de digestion pour améliorer la rétention et l'application des connaissances. Il introduit l'acronyme 'PACER' pour catégoriser les différentes sortes d'informations : procédurales, analogiques, conceptuelles, en guise d'exemples et de référence. Chaque catégorie nécessite un processus ciblé pour une meilleure compréhension et mémorisation. L'auteur insiste sur l'importance de pratiquer immédiatement les informations procédurales et d'éviter de passer trop de temps à les étudier sans les mettre en œuvre.

10:02

🔍 Utilisation de l'analogie et de la critique pour l'apprentissage analogique

L'auteur explore le concept d'informations analogiques, qui sont liées à des connaissances préalables. Il suggère d'utiliser des analogies pour faciliter la compréhension et la mémorisation, suivies d'une critique approfondie pour évaluer la pertinence et la précision de ces analogies. Cette méthode renforce la compréhension en reliant les nouvelles informations à un réseau existant de connaissances et en les évaluant pour leur fidélité et leur utilité.

15:02

🗺️ La cartographie pour maîtriser les informations conceptuelles

Ce paragraphe met l'accent sur l'importance de la cartographie, ou de la prise de notes en réseau non linéaire, pour gérer les informations conceptuelles. L'auteur explique que le savoir expert est organisé en un réseau connecté, et que la cartographie nous aide à reproduire ce réseau. Il suggère de créer des cartes mentales en lisant et d'y ajouter de nouvelles connexions pour former un tableau plus large de la compréhension.

20:04

📝 Stockage et répétition pour traiter les informations en guise d'exemple et de référence

L'auteur aborde les informations en guise d'exemple (evidence) et de référence (reference), qui sont traitées de manière similaire par le biais du stockage et de la répétition. Il recommande de noter ces informations détaillées et techniques, puis de les répéter pour améliorer la rétention. Il insiste sur le fait de ne pas gaspiller de temps à les étudier en profondeur pendant le processus de lecture, mais plutôt de les traiter séparément pour une meilleure efficacité d'apprentissage.

25:05

🚀 Optimisation de l'apprentissage avec une approche équilibrée

Dans le dernier paragraphe, l'auteur conclut en soulignant l'importance d'équilibrer les différentes étapes de l'apprentissage pour une rétention efficace et une connaissance approfondie. Il mentionne qu'il existe de nombreux autres processus clés pour devenir un apprenant performant et efficace, et invite les téléspectateurs à s'abonner à sa newsletter gratuite pour en apprendre davantage sur ces stratégies d'apprentissage.

Keywords

💡Système de mémorisation

Le système de mémorisation est au cœur du message vidéo, qui vise à enseigner aux gens comment retenir tout ce qu'ils lisent, étudient ou apprennent. Le système est divisé en deux étapes principales : la consommation et la digestion de l'information. L'auteur insiste sur l'importance de la digestion de l'information pour améliorer la rétention et l'application du savoir.

💡Pacifier

Pacifier est un acronyme utilisé pour catégoriser les cinq types d'information : Procédurale, Analogique, Conceptuelle, Évidentielle et Référence. Cette classification est cruciale pour identifier et traiter chaque type d'information de manière appropriée, ce qui est essentiel pour le système de mémorisation présenté dans la vidéo.

💡Consommation d'information

La consommation d'information fait référence à la première étape du système, où l'on absorbe de nouvelles connaissances. C'est une phase où l'on identifie la catégorie de l'information en utilisant l'acronyme Pacifier, ce qui est essentiel pour déterminer la méthode de traitement de cette information.

💡Digestion d'information

La digestion d'information est la deuxième étape du système, où l'on traite et on encode l'information pour la stocker dans la mémoire à long terme. Cette étape est souvent négligée, mais elle est cruciale pour la rétention et l'utilisation efficace du savoir.

💡Pratique

Pratique est le processus ciblé pour maîtriser les informations procédurales. Dans le script, il est mentionné que la pratique est la clé pour retenir et appliquer les informations procédurales, comme par exemple apprendre à effectuer un examen clinique.

💡Analogie

L'analogie est utilisée pour relier de nouvelles informations à des connaissances préalables. Dans la vidéo, l'auteur explique que l'analogie est un outil puissant pour la rétention et la compréhension, comme dans l'exemple de la comparaison entre la physiologie de la contraction musculaire et une technique de nage.

💡Critique

La critique est le processus ciblé pour traiter les informations analogiques. Elle implique d'examiner de manière critique la pertinence et la précision de l'analogie créée, comme indiqué dans le script lorsqu'il est question d'évaluer la similarité entre la contraction musculaire et la technique de nage.

💡Concept

Le concept fait référence aux informations qui incluent des faits, des explications, des théories et des principes. Dans le script, le concept est lié à la nécessité de comprendre le 'quoi' derrière les procédures, comme dans l'exemple de l'examen cardiaque.

💡Cartographie

La cartographie est le processus utilisé pour traiter les informations conceptuelles. Elle permet de visualiser et de comprendre les relations entre les concepts, comme expliqué dans le script lorsqu'il est question de créer une carte mentale pour relier les faits et les concepts.

💡Évidence

L'évidence désigne les informations détaillées qui soutiennent les concepts. Dans la vidéo, l'auteur souligne l'importance de stocker et répéter ces informations pour les rendre concrètes, comme par exemple les dates ou les événements de la Première Guerre mondiale.

💡Référence

La référence est utilisée pour les informations spécifiques et détaillées qui ne changent pas et qui peuvent être nécessaires pour une compréhension plus profonde ou pour des applications futures. Dans le script, l'auteur mentionne que ces informations sont traitées de manière similaire aux informations d'évidence, en utilisant la stratégie de stockage et de répétition.

Highlights

Un système de mémorisation des informations lues, étudiées ou apprenantes est présenté.

Le système est divisé en deux étapes principales : la consommation et la digestion de l'information.

La mémorisation efficace dépend plus de la rétention que de la quantité d'informations consommées.

L'histoire de Kim Peek, un homme avec une mémoire extraordinaire, illustre les limites et les avantages d'une mémoire surhumaine.

La mémoire de Kim Peek était due à un syndrome médical rare appelé le syndrome FG.

La capacité à raisonner et résoudre des problèmes est plus importante que la mémoire pure.

Il est impossible de se souvenir de tout ce que l'on lit, et cela ne devrait pas être l'objectif.

La mémorisation doit être ciblée sur les informations dont on a besoin pour notre utilisation future.

Les informations sont classées en cinq catégories différentes selon l'acronyme PESAR.

Procedural (P) : informations sur la manière d'exécuter des tâches, qui nécessitent de la pratique.

Anaologous (E) : informations liées à des connaissances préalables, qui bénéficient d'une critique.

Conceptual (S) : faits et théories, qui nécessitent une cartographie pour la compréhension.

Evidence (A) : informations détaillées qui soutiennent des concepts, stockées et répétées.

Reference (R) : informations spécifiques, stockées pour une utilisation future si nécessaire.

La balance entre la consommation et la digestion d'information est cruciale pour l'apprentissage efficace.

Le processus de cartographie favorise la compréhension et la mémorisation des connaissances conceptuelles.

La répétition espacée est une technique efficace pour améliorer la rétention des informations de référence.

L'apprentissage efficace nécessite une compréhension des processus de base qui soutiennent la connaissance.

Une newsletter hebdomadaire gratuite est disponible pour approfondir les compétences d'apprentissage.

Transcripts

in this video I'll teach you a system

for remembering everything you read

study or learn I've been using the

system for the last 7 years starting

from learning disease pathophysiology in

medical school through to reading

research articles and learning science

or reading books on productivity or

business and the reason the system works

so consistently and so well is because

it breaks down that process of reading

into two distinct stages the first stage

is the consumption

period and the second stage is the

digestion

period most people think that by

focusing on the first stage and

consuming more information they'll be

able to therefore remember and apply

more information so they focus on trying

to read faster or watching lectures at

triple speed or binge listening to audio

books or watching hours of YouTube

tutorials but that is not how learning

works and once we understand how

learning does work you'll see why my

system is so effective you see when it

comes to remembering and applying

information it's much less about what

comes in to your brain and it's much

more about how much stays in your brain

and that is what the second stage the

digestion period is all about and it's

the part that is often neglected so

teach you a system for mastering both of

these stages which in turn increases

your Aurora retention as well as your

ability to actually use the knowledge in

the way that you need to but first we

need to ask ourselves is it even

possible to remember everything you read

and the short answer is no but here's

the secret trying to remember everything

we read should not be the goal in the

first place and we know this because of

a man who actually could remember

everything this man's name is Kim Peak

and his story is so crazy that Hollywood

made an entire movie about him Kim Peak

was a mega genius and his memory was

ridiculous he was able to memorize a

book with such perfect recall that after

reading a book one time he would be able

to write it out word for word with every

comma and full stop back to front he

memorized so many maps and atlases that

he could give you driving directions

between any two cities in the world and

the path that he gave you was mentally

calculated to be the shortest distance

now the reason K had such supernatural

abilities is because of a very rare

medical condition he had called FG

syndrome he was born with macroy which

means he had a larger brain and he had

no Corpus colossum which is basically

the bundle of neurons that connect both

hemispheres of the brain together in

scientists believe that because he

didn't have the normal pattern of

neurons his brain adapted and developed

Ved new connections to compensate which

I guess gave him like superhuman memory

now I want you to imagine that both you

and Kim Peak were about to sit the same

exam who do you think would do better

and the answer is that it actually

depends on the exam you see despite his

superhuman memory Kim Peak struggled

with reasoning and problem solving which

means that if the exam was at the junior

levels of schooling which often tests on

the lower levels of of learning which

involve a lot of memorization and recall

then Kim Peak would definitely win but

if the exam was at a higher level like

University or postgraduate where the

reasoning and problem solving the higher

orders of learning are examined as a

higher priority then you may actually

have the edge now for most of you

listening probably using the knowledge

you have consumed to reason and problem

solve is kind of the whole point of why

you're trying to read and remember in

the first place which basically means

that it is not enough to remember

everything which is good because for

most people that's not possible anyway

but it is possible to remember

everything you need to remember in such

a way that we can use that knowledge in

the way we need to and that is what the

system that I'll teach you helps you to

achieve so to start using the system we

have to understand that not all

information is equal in fact I break

down the information that I read into

five different categories using the

acronym

Pacer and it's important to be able to

identify which category the information

you're reading to belongs to because for

each category there are specific

targeted processes that then help you to

deal with and manage that information

more effectively and when we use the

wrong process for the specific category

of information it makes remembering and

understanding what you read much harder

much more timec consuming and much less

effective and that you're more likely to

forget what you read it also increases

the chance of you entering the passive

mode of reading which is where you get

to the bottom of a page and you can't

even remember what you just read so the

system goes like this in the first part

where we are consuming information we

want to identify which category what we

are consuming belongs to using the Pacer

acronym then during stage two we digest

what we have read using the targeted

process for that category which takes

the information and stores it in our

long-term memory through the process

called encoding so let's go through

Pacer together so that you can

accurately identify the category of

information you're trying to remember

the p and Pacer stands for

procedural and procedural information is

any information that tells you how

something should be executed for example

this is a book that I used during

medical school that taught me about how

to do a clinical examination like listen

to a heartbeat or take someone's blood

pressure and a lot of the information in

this book is about the correct technique

to perform the examination and some

subjects and domains have a lot of

procedural information some great

examples of this would be coding and

languages the targeted process for

working with with and mastering this

type of procedural information is

practice the key is that you want to

apply procedural information in real

life as early as possible a lot of

people will spend time to read it and

memorize it and write lots of notes

about it and then a week or two later

they'll try to practice it but by then

it's too late we've already forgotten a

lot of it and a lot of that time is just

wasted instead as soon as you take that

procedural information into your brain

try to apply it and practice it as early

as you can now straight away we run into

a problem with using this approach what

if we're reading something and we don't

have time to practice it right now the

answer is you either move on to

something else or you stop consuming

anything and you wait until you have

time to practice it but you do not waste

your time trying to just memor memorize

it on the spot because here is the

crucial part about learning that

everyone overlooks the two stages of

consuming and digesting must always be

balanced everything you consume must be

digested in order for you to retain and

use it only when stage one is followed

by stage two does learning actually

occur if we're reading something and we

don't have time time to use the right

process like practice then most people

will say oh well I don't have time right

now I'm just going to get through as

much of it as I can and they spend more

time reading and reading and essentially

just consuming more and more but this is

the learning equivalent of overeating

they haven't had a chance to digest it

so they're just going to end up vomiting

it all up again through the mental

vomiting process we call forgetting

which is why for most people the amount

that they forget after reading is

extremely high with some studies

suggesting that up to

90% of what is consumed is forgotten

despite hours of consuming and if we're

forgetting 90% of what we read rather

than consuming more and taking time away

from the digesting it actually makes

more sense to spend less time consuming

and more time on the digesting and

processing this increases your retention

with which therefore increases the

amount of working knowledge you're able

to build so earlier I said what goes

into your brain is less important than

what stays in your brain and this

principle of balancing stage one

consuming with stage two digesting is

important not just for procedural

information but for every other category

of PESA unfortunately stage two

digesting is almost completely neglected

for the second category of in the a of

Pacer which stands for

analogous analogous information is

actually one of the easiest types of

information to work with and remember

and apply because analogous information

is the information that is related to

something you already have prior

knowledge about and even if we don't

have direct prior knowledge about it it

may remind us indirectly of something

that we do have knowledge about for

example let's say that we are an avid

swimmer and we're learning about the

physiology of a muscle contraction when

we look at that muscle contraction cycle

we might think hey that reminds me a lot

about the swimming technique I use and

by connecting the new information about

muscle contraction physiology with what

we already know our swimming technique

we have created

an analogy and so that is analogous

information and analogies can form with

any prior knowledge including knowledge

within a topic itself in most fields of

study there are Concepts or patterns of

Concepts and relationships that tend to

repeat and recur throughout that field

you might have learned about how to

solve a particular type of problem last

semester and now this semester this new

problem solving approach that you're

learning for the first time reminds you

a lot of that old problem solving

process and relating those two

approaches is also an analogy so when

we're engaging in stage one the

consumption period of reading we want to

actively be thinking about whether what

we are reading is related to something

that we already have knowledge about and

once we identifi it as potentially

analogous information the targeted

process we want to use here is critique

this is the part I said everyone misses

once we create an analogy critiquing it

means we examine critically how good

that analogy actually is for example

with the analogy of muscle contraction

and swimming technique critiquing that

analogy means asking ourselves in what

way specifically are these two things

similar or related to each other in what

ways are they different in what

situation does this analogy not make

sense anymore and if there are a lot of

differences or a lot of conditions and

situations where the analogy breaks

apart then is there a better analogy or

can we extend or modify that analogy to

make it more comprehensive and more

accurate this critiquing process

massively drives up our attention and

depth of understanding of this new

information and the reason this works is

because instead of new information just

being new information that your brain

doesn't know what to do with we're

actually extending it from what we

already know we're taking our existing

Network and connecting it to the new

information straight away which is the

reason why creating analogies has been

shown in studies repeatedly to be so

powerful for our retention and

understanding now at this point you

might be looking at the system and

thinking this seems a little forced it

doesn't feel natural and you're right in

fact it's crucial that you understand

that this is not natural and that's why

it works if you have no time pressure

and it doesn't matter how well you learn

something then you can learn and read

however you want but unfortunately what

research has shown is that there are

clear biological limitations of the

human brain to how much it can consume

and store into our memory in one go and

in the modern day when there is so much

we have to learn it is very very easy to

exceed that biological limit and then

get overwhelmed learning is extremely

complicated so to be able to learn a lot

in a short amount of time reach a high

level of knowledge a lot of processes

need to go right and this is why most

people will Plateau on their learning

ability and after a point not really

improve for the rest of their lives for

me figuring out what processes to care

about and therefore what to improve on

and then how to even execute on those

correctly took me at least 7 or 8 years

of almost constant experimentation and

reading of research and coaching people

to see what works for them and honestly

I got lucky because 10 15 years ago a

lot of the research didn't even exist

which is why to make it easier for you

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now getting back to peser you might

notice that the way that I've written

the a in PESA is is like this it's this

kind of strange shape there the reason

is because a the analogous information

can exist within as a subset of

procedural information for example you

could create an analogy on a set of

instructions to make it simpler and

easier for you to understand and then

later you go and practice it but

analogous information also exists as a

subset within the next category of

information which is the C of Paca and

this stands for

conceptual if procedural information is

the how to do something then conceptual

information is the what and for most

science subjects the majority of what

you need to learn is conceptual

conceptual information includes facts

and explanations theories and principles

relationships between Concepts and ways

that that concept can be applied and in

most cases we need both the procedural

and the conceptual knowledge to solve a

problem and apply our knowledge properly

for example although this book goes

through how to listen to someone's heart

I still need to have the conceptual

knowledge about what I'm listening to to

be able to analyze that and make a

conclusion on the diagnosis so when we

identify that a piece of text we're

reading is conceptual type information

the process we want to use straight away

is

mapping

nonlinear network based note taking such

as mind mapping is an efficient way of

increasing your attention and Mastery of

conceptual knowledge because conceptual

knowledge inherently exists in a network

although a textbook or a lecture might

be delivered word after word in a linear

format if we look at the mind and

knowledge of the person that wrote that

textbook it doesn't exist in a linear

sentence by sentence structure their

knowledge and expertise exists in a

highly connected network of information

there is no innate sequence of

information an expert can start at any

point and navigate to any other point

this is what allows an expert to do

complex problem solving because they can

look at a problem understand what

concepts are related and see how those

Concepts connect together to solve the

problem whereas a beginner who's only

learned it at a surface level just sees

individual separated Concepts and they

don't understand how they link together

as a learner our job is not to remember

the sequence word for word our job is to

try to recreate that network of

knowledge that the expert had and

mapping is such a great technique

because it forces us to not only think

about each fact and concept but also how

they connect to each other to form a

bigger picture so when you are reading

and consuming take some time to get out

a piece of paper or a tablet and make a

map of the things that you're learning

and as you read more you add more to

your map you move things around you

reorganize things as you read more you

also digest more and your map grows

remember analogous information can also

exist within conceptual information so

you might find Opportunities within

conceptual information to create some

analogies and you might want to add

those into your map as well even if the

analogy doesn't make its way into the

map it could give you an idea in terms

of how you want to structure your ideas

on your map now here's that same problem

again let's say you reading but you

don't have time to draw a map or maybe

you don't have anything to map on while

you're reading then again we need to

slow down and consume less so that

consumption and digestion can stay

balanced and if you don't you'll just

end up overwhelmed again and wasting

time because not only are you going to

forget a lot of what you are consuming

but now you've given the future version

of you more work to do by having to go

and figure out what your forgotten and

then Rec consume it again anyway now the

good news is that the digesting of

procedural analogous and conceptual

information is easily the most timec

consuming the E and the r of PESA are

much faster and easier to deal with I

talk about e and are together because

they're both very similar to each other

but pay close attention because the two

are actually so similar to each other

that most people never distinguish

between the two and that can lead

directly to hours of wasted time per

week the E and Pacer stands for

evidence evidence type information is

the information that helps make

conceptual information more concrete

they're often very detailed sometimes

very technical pieces of information but

they're useful because we can use these

facts or statistics or cases as examples

to prove a conceptual point for example

we could understand

conceptually how World War I started but

we also need to know the evidence

information of date certain specific

events occurred between which specific

people at which specific location to

make that concept more concrete and the

key process for evidence type

information is to

store and

rehearse store means that you just colle

collect that information and note it

down somewhere you could add it to your

conceptual map or you could add it to a

second brain system using something like

notion or Rome or obsidian or you can

put it onto flashcards you could even

just write them down on a document

somewhere with all the other things that

you are storing this should happen as

soon as you identify it so as you are

consuming the information and you

identify that this piece of information

is an Evidence type we go ahead and

straight away store it the rehearsing

part of it comes a little later we put

aside time to do the rehearsal and

rehearsing the information is the key to

improving our retention of evidence type

information rehearsing means that we

think about how we will need to use this

piece of information how are we going to

apply it what type of conceptual

information is this an example of we

then challenge ourselves by using an

applying that information in the way

that we will need to use it this means

solving problems or writing detailed

answers to questions or creating

explanations teaching it to other people

or maybe writing essays that use that

piece of evidence as a supporting

example for a wider concept and so while

we store the information while we

consume it the rehearsing happens later

maybe at the end of the day or at the

end of the week but do not waste time

while you are cons assuming trying to

just memorize and read and reread and

writing copious notes on that piece of

information otherwise you are not going

to have enough time for the PA and C the

first three types of information which

is what forms the foundation of

knowledge that the evidence type needs

to build off of in the first place now

evidence type information is very

similar to the final type which is the r

of PESA and this stands for

reference type information reference

information is the easiest to deal with

it is all of the Nitty Gritty very

specific detailed bits of information

that don't really change your conceptual

understanding they're not particularly

that important they're not analogous and

they're not procedural but for whatever

reason we might need to know this later

this might be something like the exact

value of a mathematical con Conant or a

specific Gene involved in a particular

mutation or the name of a very specific

molecule of a disease or maybe a list of

attributes used to define a variable for

coding and the process we use to deal

with this type of information is the

same as for evidence almost it's store

and rehearse the same

things the storing part exactly the same

you Chuck it in a second brand and your

flash cards wherever makes sense for you

but if you need to be able to record

this information from memory and you

can't like refer back to your notes when

you need to use it then you probably

want to use something like flash cards

because the rehearse part is a little

different because reference type

information is by definition not very

conceptually important anyway it's quite

hard to use this for problem solving or

as part of like an extended discussion

or answer the way we're probably going

to use this information is just Direct

fact recoil which is why something like

flash cards using a space repetition

active recoil strategy like an app like

ankey is going to be the best way to

handle reference type information so as

you're reading and you're thinking hey

this might be a reference type

information you dump it into your

flashcards and you put aside like 30

minutes every day or whatever to just go

through your flash cards to do your

rehearsal but please again

absolutely do not waste time while

you're reading trying to just read and

reread and write notes and just memorize

this information at the time you need to

use that time for the first three which

forms the bulk of your knowledge as I

said earlier there are a lot of things

that need to go right to be able to

learn a lot of information in a short

period of time and wasting time on

trying to memorize reference information

while you are reading it instead of

spending that time on the first three

types is one of the worst offenders and

as soon as you get into that mind frame

of reading something and then rereading

it again trying to get it into your head

you can say goodbye to your learning

efficiency so now you know the five

types of information for you to try to

identify as you consume in stage one and

the appropriate targeted process that

will help you to digest that information

in stage two and the key to be able to

retain a lot and have a good high level

of knowledge for what you have consumed

is to keep that stage one and stage two

balanced however when it comes to

learning efficiently this just scratches

the surface in fact if you look at this

map of learning that outlines the major

processes that you need to be a

consistently High performing efficient

learner what we talked about today is

like barely a few percent of it so if

you want to start unpacking what those

other processes look like without having

to dedicate

a decade of your life to uh learning

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