I’ve been exploring with memorizing my textbooks this year. Part of the value, I’ve found, is the sense of comfort and familiarity that comes with every theorem I commit to memory. With the bulk of the material memorized, filling in the gaps isn’t a scary venture into the unknown, but stitching together a new panel on a quilt that’s already grown sizeable.
I’ve been exploring with memorizing my textbooks this year. Part of the value, I’ve found, is the sense of comfort and familiarity that comes with every theorem I commit to memory. With the bulk of the material memorized, filling in the gaps isn’t a scary venture into the unknown, but stitching together a new panel on a quilt that’s already grown sizeable.