Learning Is Remembering
There is a difference between remembering something (like a fact) and a deep understanding of a concept.Let me give you an example in programming: I sometimes have to google for the names of functions I've already used a hundred times. Sometimes extremely simple functions (just a while ago it was list.size() in Java), only because I can't remember the name of the function, but of course I understand the concept - the length of a list/array. I just can't remember if it's length(), or size() or count(), or whatever.This deep understanding feels quite different from simple memorization. It feels more like something in my body, similar to muscle memory or like playing a piano piece. It's something I feel I will never forget.I'd love to learn more about this kind of understanding. For years I've tried to find good reading about it, but much has been disappointing.