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February 21, 2025 • #Imitation isn't the enemy of originality — it's the foundation of it
Imitation isn't the enemy of originality — it's the foundation of it
Have humility with building knowledge.
My latest post on Res Extensa:
Memorization does have value. It allows you to work faster, reduces overhead of collaboration, reduces cognitive overhead in general :
The magic of trial and error for learning and satisfaction.
A review of Readwise and how it'll help you get more out of the books you read.
Matuschak and Nielsen on spaced repetition, Byrne Hobart's 'sumo startups', and Canva's backlink empire.
A few notes on my recent reading habits, and on buying over renting books.
A study from Harvard looks at the effectiveness and structures of the highest-performing American high schools.
A research paper by the Khan Academy on experimenting with open-ended learning systems for reasoning and rich feedback.