Maya R.
· 2 weeks ago
The 5-minute quiz nailed exactly what I needed. The learning experience finally made the ideas stick.
Vaclav Smil
How the World Really Works
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
“Provocative but perceptive . . . You can agree or disagree with Smil—accept or doubt his ‘just the facts’…“Provocative but perceptive . . . You can agree or disagree with Smil—accept or doubt his ‘just the facts’ posture—but you probably shouldn’t ignore him.”—The Washington…
by Vaclav Smil
- Science
- Society/Culture
- Technology
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.
Ratings and reviews
Rated 4.0 from 126 ratings on Apple Books
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