# Switching between different topics makes new perspective

Date: 2021-07-17 21:01:18 +08:00Date modified: 2021-07-21 18:47:20 +08:00

While We are more associative than structured, it is mainly done to prevent Tunnel vision and getting stuck to what the material taught. As Involuntary attention switch is good for preventing tunnel vision, it lets you make connections between them and even form new perspectives or sudden realizations when learning a topic.

Despite the perceived quality of public education, this is how students went through to choose their career.

You can choose to switch between topics of different scope either from specific concept to a wildly different topic altogether.

Some examples...

- Studying different entire fields of knowledge. Set a study session for music, programming, and mathematics. You can then apply those topics by doing related to it like roam:Live coding.

- Reading books of different topics in parallel.

- Solving different types of problems in one session. Instead of studying one type of problem at a time, you study three.

- Solving one difficult problem then taking a break. Knowing about Learning modes and can depend on our emotion, taking a break is a good advice.

Switching between context doesn't necessarily mean equally dividing the time. In a way, you're practicing Spaced repetition. You still need to prioritize the topic you have difficulties with. However, you need to watch out for Overlearning.

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- Evergreen notes
- Refer to advanced resources when skill-building for a solid short-term goal
- Involuntary attention switch is good for preventing tunnel vision
- Diving head-first with a difficult problem is a good indicator of progress
- Diving head-first into a difficult problem makes a bad start
- Note-taking should make better thinking
- Collecting information to learn new skills
- Communicate with others to learn
- Learning techniques
- Consistency over time creates more progress
- Specific use cases are better than step-by-step tutorials
- Learn with the materials intended for kids
- Learn how to forget
- Overlearning
- Presence of the material fools students into learning
- Tunnel vision