The Feynman Learning Technique
“Pretend to teach a concept you want to learn about to a student in the sixth grade.”
“It is so easy to overestimate the importance of one defining moment and underestimate the value of making small improvements on a daily basis.”
“Chasing speed is a flawed approach. Because decisions—at least good ones—don’t come out of thin air. They’re supported by a lot of thinking.”
Why do we tend to leave things as they are?
“Engaging in status quo bias is a sign that you’re not taking an effortful approach to decision-making. While this works to free up mental resources for other tasks, it means that we don’t necessarily make decisions based on sound reasoning.”
The OODA Loop: How Fighter Pilots Make Fast and Accurate Decisions
“…we don’t realize how much of what we consider universal behavior is actually culturally prescribed”