When we lack access to people we can learn from, we struggle to make progress.

we would like to create a positive feedback loop, where early mastery experiences encourage further investment of effort in learning and practice.

See. Most of what we know comes from other people. The ease of learning from others determines, to a large extent, how quickly we can improve.

The Autonomous Phase. Finally, when errors have been weeded out, skill becomes increasingly effortless. By

Some research even suggests that occasional reinforcement—where feared consequences sometimes do occur during exposure—results in more durable benefits than exposure where danger is always absent, as this makes the learning of safety more robust to an unlucky, aversive experience.

Lave and Wenger argue that the process of learning can’t be seen as something that takes place entirely inside our heads. Instead, learning is a communal activity, encompassing both the enculturation of new members and the evolution of practices sustained by interactions both within the group and the outside world.

The Associative Phase. After a basic understanding of the skill has been reached, the performer tries different things out. It’s

Successfully recalling a fact, procedure, or idea strengthens memory more than repeat viewing. This is why flash cards are such an excellent tool when studying for a test. Simply looking over your notes is far less efficient for improving your ability to recall it in the future.

The other half is in finding the right way of representing the problem, so that you know the best problem space to work in.