agenda

• how to read
• am i read and learn the right way?
• how this gonna help on learnmaxxing
• how it might contradict with vid-drtany-learning_styles_from_a_physics_book, or justin_sung

note

• he got his phd from upenn so this method has a very big claim
• he did mentioned 2 books
  • book-how_to_read_a_book
    • radler like german beer
    • 4 pyramid
      • 1. read as it written
      • 2. systematic skimming - skim and categorize (clustering)
      • 3. analytical reading - aims to digest and understand the book
        • best do it after systematic skimming, not do it first
        • he listed out several rules for this
          1. categorize
          2. x-ray the structure
          3. define the problem that this book gonna ans
          4. come to terms - find keywords and understand the same way author means
             1. hard
          5. find the propositions
          6. construct the argument - how he link each propositions to support the main point
      • 4. syntopical reading - read other materials on the same subject and connect the dots, make points from each books arguing or support each others, construct your own argument.
  • book-make_it_stick
    • illusion_of_learning
      • recognition_vs_recall
    • tips on how to actually learnmaxxing
      1. retrieval practice (active recall)
         1. close le books then recall
      2. spaced repetition
         1. recognition_vs_recall: aims for recall it in many months later
      3. interleaving
      4. elaboration - connect the dots to what you already understood
         1. atomic connections
      5. generation
         1. try to guess the solution to the problem before it revealed
         2. either correct or wrong is fine
      6. reflection
         1. evaluate your learning performance - do you learn well ? what could be improved ?
      7. calibration
         1. quiz or flashcards
  • those books’ principles can be linked together
    • when we doing this, we perform syntopical reading
  • he also state flaws in those books.
• anki maxxing
  • supermemo
  • minimum_information_principle
    • debunked somewhat
    • in shorts - make each card atomic and simple as much as possible
    • but from author of book-make_it_stick this can be grouped information
  • make note atomic = analytical reading

me synthesizing

• those books and this video might makes zettelkasten became completer

created on: Mon May 18 2026