Downtime
To learn something well, you need to study it for a while and then take a break.
— https://elemental.medium.com/why-your-brain-needs-idle-time-e5d90b0ef1df ↗
- experiment on rats:
- when they were allowed to rest after completing an unfamiliar maze, their brains appear to automatically replay the experience of navigating the maze - they were able to solve it again quicker
- when rats are immediately confronted with a new challenge after completing a maze, their brains don't have the chance to replay what they've learned
- important for learning well - cramming in knowledge all the time without a break is generally not useful (after all understand requires effort, and effort requires rest)