I dont’t know how much this will support your position, but: mid 1980s, Texas, USA, by my father.
And as I said above, it did take a while to learn, but afterward, my reaction was, “Wait—all I have to do is keep in motion and I won’t fall over. Why didn’t he just say that all along?” That began my long history of encountering people who overestimate the difficulty of, or fail to simplify the process to teaching or justifying something.
ETA: Also, I haven’t ridden a bike in over 15 years, so that might be a good test of whether my “just keep in motion” heuristic allows me to preserve the knowledge.
Also, I haven’t ridden a bike in over 15 years, so that might be a good test of whether my “just keep in motion” heuristic allows me to preserve the knowledge.
The fact that ‘like riding a bike’ is a saying used to describe skills that you never forget suggests that it wouldn’t be a very good test.
Yeah, I wasn’t so sure it would be a good test. Still, I’m not sure how well the “you don’t forget how to learn a bike” hypothesis is tested, nor how much of its unforgettability is due to the simplicity of the key insights.
I don’t disagree, but there’s typically a barrier, increasing with time since last use, that must be overcome to re-access that kinesthetic knowledge. And think verbal heuristics like the one I gave can greatly shorten the time you need to complete this process.
I dont’t know how much this will support your position, but: mid 1980s, Texas, USA, by my father.
And as I said above, it did take a while to learn, but afterward, my reaction was, “Wait—all I have to do is keep in motion and I won’t fall over. Why didn’t he just say that all along?” That began my long history of encountering people who overestimate the difficulty of, or fail to simplify the process to teaching or justifying something.
ETA: Also, I haven’t ridden a bike in over 15 years, so that might be a good test of whether my “just keep in motion” heuristic allows me to preserve the knowledge.
The fact that ‘like riding a bike’ is a saying used to describe skills that you never forget suggests that it wouldn’t be a very good test.
Yeah, I wasn’t so sure it would be a good test. Still, I’m not sure how well the “you don’t forget how to learn a bike” hypothesis is tested, nor how much of its unforgettability is due to the simplicity of the key insights.
Most people don’t store the insights of bike riding verbally—the insights are stored kinesthetically. It seems to be much easier to forget math.
I don’t disagree, but there’s typically a barrier, increasing with time since last use, that must be overcome to re-access that kinesthetic knowledge. And think verbal heuristics like the one I gave can greatly shorten the time you need to complete this process.