One other technique for countering Fading Novelty I use is to turn insights into Anki cards. Anki’s spaced repetition logic ensures that you will be reminded of this insight exactly around the time when you are about to forget it and thus either you just refresh it or it will feel new. In the latter case the excitement will also come back and you get a chance for a new start.
I have also seen other users post about using Anki cards to remember insights from LW. However, I’ve had difficulty with formulating good flashcards related to this material.
Right now, I have a card for the Litany of Tarski. On one side is the litany (“If the sky is blue...”) on the other side, “Litany of Tarski.” When I see the card, I try to recite the litany in that form, but also consider the underlying idea that there is a territory to be mapped, and that the map is supposed to reflect the territory. I might also create a new litany with some other object than the blue sky.
Is this the kind of card that you create? Can you give an example of how you use a card to remind yourself of insights rather than definitions?
One other technique for countering Fading Novelty I use is to turn insights into Anki cards. Anki’s spaced repetition logic ensures that you will be reminded of this insight exactly around the time when you are about to forget it and thus either you just refresh it or it will feel new. In the latter case the excitement will also come back and you get a chance for a new start.
I have also seen other users post about using Anki cards to remember insights from LW. However, I’ve had difficulty with formulating good flashcards related to this material.
Right now, I have a card for the Litany of Tarski. On one side is the litany (“If the sky is blue...”) on the other side, “Litany of Tarski.” When I see the card, I try to recite the litany in that form, but also consider the underlying idea that there is a territory to be mapped, and that the map is supposed to reflect the territory. I might also create a new litany with some other object than the blue sky.
Is this the kind of card that you create? Can you give an example of how you use a card to remind yourself of insights rather than definitions?