Wait, what? You want me to make life easier on myself by, instead of studying calculus...studying calculus, linear algebra, and statistics all at once?
I am pretty sure the author mentions you only learn one third of every discipline of what you would normally study, so your invested time would actually end up the same. If you just wanted to learn calculus then you make a more valid point. (even though as I’m writing this, it seems to make sense to me to combine a Jenga tower topic calculus with boxed topics instead of Jenga tower topics if you’re not planning on learning any other Jenga tower topics.)
The multi-tower strategy is only relevant if you’re trying to learn multiple Jenga-tower topics, or if you need only a small amount of Jenga-tower learning. If instead, you’re trying to learn as much of a single Jenga-tower topic as quickly as possible, then the multi-tower strategy doesn’t apply.
Basically, if you want to learn 2 years’ worth of calculus in 2 years, then the best you can do is soldier through it. If instead you want to learn 2 years’ worth of calculus over the course of your college education, you’d do best to spread it out. Likewise with other Jenga-tower topics. The result of this would be the multi-tower strategy.
By contrast, most people do them quarter by quarter in sequence. For example, when I took calculus, I did 4 consecutive quarter-long calculus classes. I’m proposing that this is not an ideal way to learn or review a subject.
I am pretty sure the author mentions you only learn one third of every discipline of what you would normally study, so your invested time would actually end up the same. If you just wanted to learn calculus then you make a more valid point.
(even though as I’m writing this, it seems to make sense to me to combine a Jenga tower topic calculus with boxed topics instead of Jenga tower topics if you’re not planning on learning any other Jenga tower topics.)
The multi-tower strategy is only relevant if you’re trying to learn multiple Jenga-tower topics, or if you need only a small amount of Jenga-tower learning. If instead, you’re trying to learn as much of a single Jenga-tower topic as quickly as possible, then the multi-tower strategy doesn’t apply.
Basically, if you want to learn 2 years’ worth of calculus in 2 years, then the best you can do is soldier through it. If instead you want to learn 2 years’ worth of calculus over the course of your college education, you’d do best to spread it out. Likewise with other Jenga-tower topics. The result of this would be the multi-tower strategy.
By contrast, most people do them quarter by quarter in sequence. For example, when I took calculus, I did 4 consecutive quarter-long calculus classes. I’m proposing that this is not an ideal way to learn or review a subject.