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</script><meta name="next-head-count" content="6"/><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/css/52fc2ba29703df73922c.css" as="style"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/wiki/_next/static/css/52fc2ba29703df73922c.css" data-n-g=""/><noscript data-n-css=""></noscript><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/chunks/main-ae4733327bd95c4ac325.js" as="script"/><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/chunks/webpack-50bee04d1dc61f8adf5b.js" as="script"/><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/chunks/framework.9d524150d48315f49e80.js" as="script"/><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/chunks/commons.0e1c3f9aa780c2dfe9f0.js" as="script"/><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/chunks/pages/_app-8e3d0c58a60ec788aa69.js" as="script"/><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/chunks/940643274e605e7596ecea1f2ff8d83317a3fb76.4841a16762f602a59f00.js" as="script"/><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/chunks/pages/%5B%5B...slug%5D%5D-1aa198f87ede1cd0e1dc.js" as="script"/></head><body><div id="__next"><main><h1>We are more associative than structured</h1><section class="post-metadata"><span>Date: <!-- -->2021-05-08 23:12:29 +08:00</span><span>Date modified: <!-- -->2021-07-22 14:13:32 +08:00</span></section><nav class="toc"><ol class="toc-level toc-level-1"></ol></nav><p>Knowing <a href="/wiki/learning.the-basics-of-memory">The basics of memory</a>, our neurons represent more like a web of thoughts.
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Innovation often comes from combining aspects from a network of ideas (see <a href="/wiki/2021-06-24-18-10-02">Creativity does not mean originality</a>).
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Our brain is good at relating each topic with something else.
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To exemplify the point further, try to start at a single word and make a word map around it.
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</p><p>This is subtly present in daily life mostly filled with links from one thing to another.
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</p><ul><li><p>Most conversations — e.g., "X is just Y but better", "Cuphead is the Dark Souls of run-and-gun", "Markdown is simplified HTML", "Lenen is Touhou but harder".
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</p></li><li><p>In marketing — e.g., "This is just Y but cheaper", use cases presented as a narrative, comparison with other products, our tendency to equate price to quality.
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</p></li><li><p>In learning — e.g., "FANBOYS" to describe the English conjunction words, "Every good boy does fine" to describe the notes placed in the lines of the music sheet.
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</p></li><li><p>Nostalgia — e.g., whenever we walked into an old place, we may remember the olden days.
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</p></li></ul><p>When knowing a new topic, we strive to compare between the new and the familiar things.
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<a href="/wiki/2021-05-14-11-48-20">Understanding comes first from memory</a> including the things we already know.
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We are desperate to create a hook between the new and the old as we have an inherent understanding that newer ideas are built on top of other ideas.
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</p><p>However, <a href="/wiki/2021-07-22-14-13-16">We are more structured than associative</a> at times.
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We do need some order to make some sense.
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</p><section><h2>Backlinks</h2><ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021-05-07-09-22-06">Types of notes</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021-05-17-08-47-37">We know more compared to what we understood</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021-07-15-07-26-02">Ignorance is better than misinformation</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021-07-21-17-59-19">Examples and stories are more memorable than explanations</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021-07-22-14-13-16">We are more structured than associative</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/learning.anatomy-of-the-brain">Anatomy of the brain</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/learning.chunking">Chunking</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/learning.pitfalls.overlearning">Overlearning</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/learning.pitfalls.procrastination">Procrastination</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/learning.pitfalls.tunnel-vision">Tunnel vision</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/learning.techniques.interleaving">Switching between different topics makes new perspective</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/learning.techniques.memory-palace">Memory palace</a></li></ul></section></main></div><script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application/json">{"props":{"pageProps":{"metadata":{"date":"\"2021-05-08 23:12:29 +08:00\"","date_modified":"\"2021-07-22 14:13:32 +08:00\"","language":"en","source":""},"title":"We are more associative than structured","hast":{"type":"root","children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"nav","properties":{"className":"toc"},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"ol","properties":{"className":"toc-level toc-level-1"},"children":[]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Knowing "},{"type":"element","tagName":"a","properties":{"href":"/learning.the-basics-of-memory"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"The basics of memory"}]},{"type":"text","value":", our neurons represent more like a web of thoughts.\nInnovation often comes from combining aspects from a network of ideas (see "},{"type":"element","tagName":"a","properties":{"href":"/2021-06-24-18-10-02"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Creativity does not mean originality"}]},{"type":"text","value":").\nOur brain is good at relating each topic with something else.\nTo exemplify the point further, try to start at a single word and make a word map around it.\n"}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"This is subtly present in daily life mostly filled with links from one thing to another.\n"}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"ul","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"li","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Most conversations — e.g., \"X is just Y but better\", \"Cuphead is the Dark Souls of run-and-gun\", \"Markdown is simplified HTML\", \"Lenen is Touhou but harder\".\n"}]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"li","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"In marketing — e.g., \"This is just Y but cheaper\", use cases presented as a narrative, comparison with other products, our tendency to equate price to quality.\n"}]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"li","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"In learning — e.g., \"FANBOYS\" to describe the English conjunction words, \"Every good boy does fine\" to describe the notes placed in the lines of the music sheet.\n"}]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"li","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Nostalgia — e.g., whenever we walked into an old place, we may remember the olden days.\n"}]}]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"When knowing a new topic, we strive to compare between the new and the familiar things.\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"a","properties":{"href":"/2021-05-14-11-48-20"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Understanding comes first from memory"}]},{"type":"text","value":" including the things we already
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