Passive learning. One can memorize stuff without comprehending its purpose, finding a direct use for it. But having information stored or encoded in long-term memory allows for new experiences or findings to be augmented by stuff one has picked up in the past. I think all kinds of magic can happen when an individual has a 'mind-library' and can combine it with newer learnings.

Often to solve problems you need to have multiple pieces of knowledge at your fingertips (without having to lookup each piece up or reason about it from first principles).

In mathematics that might be related theorems/lemmas. In programming it might be existing functionality of libraries. Problem solving is often chaining a few things together, which you already know.

Children should understand how to derive the quadractic formula but memorizing makes solving equations a lot faster.

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During the great internet blackout of 2032 he will be the one that remembers things!

To memorize something, it include two step: intake of information, and mobilization of this information.

So anki help to write into memory, expose to new things eventually, and associate two ideas. But the more there is association to ideas, to different contexts, the better.

I think kids benefit from Anki, it's not as different as a puzzle game, but side activities are as important as anki.

I think teaching kid all countries of the world might not be necessary, it might vanish if not used. But it's definitly not harmfull.

It’s probably more useful for working out the memorization muscle than the information itself.

Any interesting links or suggestions on critical thinking activities? Thanks!