The Science of Rapid Skill Acquisition: Advanced Methods to Learn, Remember, and Master New Skills and Information [Second Edition] (Learning how to Learn Book 2)

These 10 questions, answered with utmost honesty, go a long, long way toward giving you the right frame of mind to learn from your actions—even if you honestly answer no to a couple of them.

Remember that the overall point of elaborative interrogation is to make sure there are no holes in your understanding.

In elaborative interrogation, the learner (you) creates questions as if working through a task. They inquire how and why certain objects work. Nothing is safe from this inquiry. They go through their study materials to determine the answers and try to find connections between all the ideas they’re learning about. The answers the student gives form

Deconstruct, make a list, and then seek to understand which subskills are more capable of creating a domino effect.

Not every skill, hobby, or piece of information is created equally, especially in terms of what will create a shift in your life.

Subskills follow the precept of the famous, universal Pareto principle, also known as “the 80/20 law.”

“After 1,000 words, you’ll know 70% of the words in any average text, and 2,000 words provide you with 80% text coverage.”

active versus reflective sensing versus intuitive visual versus verbal/other sequential versus global

Not all subskills are important at all levels, and indeed, most won’t be important when you are just beginning to learn a new skill. Understand what makes a difference and put your efforts where they will matter the most.