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20241220 / A chain of notes?
Just like how a card can exist in multiple contexts, a card’s notes can exist in multiple contexts or lead to different ideas.
Each line of my notes could exist in relation to another or lead to different thoughts.
I started with a question, then I watched the video, I noted down an iinsight.
I guess there’s no need to separate them, how do weight the benefits of either direction?
If I had to use a symbol to visualise the idea it would be this:
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Enumerations are superior to sets (random collection of units)
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Note that in the example above, we converted a 15-member set into 9 items, five of which are 2-3 member sets, and one is a six member enumeration. Put it to your SuperMemo, and see how easy it is to generate the list of the European Union members using the historic timeline! Note the tricks used with France and the UK. They joined the union in the company of others but have been listed as separate items to simplify the learning process. Note also that the sum of information included in this well-formulated approach is far greater than that of the original set. Thus along simplicity, we gained some useful knowledge. All individual items effectively comply with the minimum information principle! You could go further by trying to split the Germany-Italy-Benelux set or using mnemonic techniques to memorize the final seven-member enumeration (i.e. the last of the questions above). However, you should take those steps only if you have any problems with retaining the proposed set in memory.