Maya R.
· 2 weeks ago
The 5-minute quiz nailed exactly what I needed. The learning experience finally made the ideas stick.
Anthony Campbell
The Assassins of Alamut
Master it as if you wrote it without reading a single page from it with short interactive lessons you play.
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A few quick questions first, so it fits youA few quick questions first,
so it fits you
What it’s about
The book begins by describing a visit to the main Assassin Castle of Alamut, in northern Iran, which I made in…The book begins by describing a visit to the main Assassin Castle of Alamut, in northern Iran, which I made in 1966. Next comes an explanation of how the Assassins arose as a…
by Anthony Campbell
- Middle Eastern History
- History
- Religion & Spirituality
How a lesson feels
A lesson is a game you can’t zone out of
Example lessonSpark
Reading once isn’t remembering.
Most of a book fades unless you pull it back out of your head.
Guess
What helps you remember a book more?
- Reading it again
- Quizzing yourself on it
Exactly!
Pulling an idea out of your head makes it stick better than reading it twice.
The takeaway
Quiz yourself. Don’t re-read.
How a lesson feels
A lesson is a game
you can’t zone out of
Example lessonGuess
What helps you remember a book more?
- Reading it again
- Quizzing yourself on it
Spark
Reading once isn’t remembering.
Most of a book fades unless you pull it back out of your head.
Exactly!
Pulling an idea out of your head makes it stick better than reading it twice.
The takeaway
Quiz yourself. Don’t re-read.
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