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Whether the task is mental or physical, interleaving improves the ability to match the right strategy to a problem. That happens to be a hallmark of expert problem solving.
David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
From her vantage point as a new graduate student, she was much too far from the cutting edge to have any hope of surveying the adjacent possible, and if she can’t see the adjacent possible, she’s not likely to identify a compelling new direction for her work. According to Johnson’s theory, Sarah would have been better served by first mastering a pr
... See moreCal Newport • So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
that a causal learner must master at least three distinct levels of cognitive ability: seeing, doing, and imagining.
Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie • The Book of Why
It was Dawes’s conclusion that human expertise is characterized by knowing what to look for—and not by knowing the best way to integrate that information.
Brian Christian • The Alignment Problem
bien défini ou un mode (une structure) unique de pensée dans la genèse de l’intelligence logico-mathématique : de (i) l’intelligence sensori-motrice du bébé (0-2 ans) fondée sur ses sens et ses actions, à l’intelligence conceptuelle (nombre, catégorisation, raisonnement), d’abord (ii) concrète chez l’enfant (vers 7 ans), puis (iii) abstraite et for
... See moreOliver Houde • L'école du cerveau: De Montessori, Freinet et Piaget aux sciences cognitives (PSY. Théories, débats, synthèses t. 15) (French Edition)
I strongly recommend reading Hilary's recent article on artistry (HilaryAustenJohnson, "Artistry for the Strategist," Journal of Business Strategy [volume 28, issue 4, 2007: 13-21]).
Roger L. Martin • The Opposable Mind
Generally speaking, in almost any area of education the most useful learning objectives will be those that help students develop effective mental representations.
Anders Ericsson, Robert Pool • Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
In cultivating a mind-set for reflective improvisation,
Laura Huang • Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage
Classical AI techniques, of the sort that were common long before deep learning become popular, are much better at compositionality, and are a useful tool for building cognitive models, but thus far they haven’t been nearly as