I like the idea of levels for particular skills, but the idea of general levels doesn’t appeal to me. One comment:
Memory: memorize and recite a passage of your choosing, at least 250 words long, without making any mistakes.
I use Anki a lot. I enjoy memorizing useful things. Memorizing a passage is of really little use to me and sounds mind-numbing.
Many popular songs are over 250 words long. If you can sing, say, “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor, you’ve memorized a 250 word passage.
Indeed. You can memorize a passage by brute-force drilling until it sticks in your head, but this does nothing to help you remember the things that would be of use to you in daily life.
Please see my comment below, second paragraph, for my take on this problem. ( http://lesswrong.com/lw/71r/leveling_irl_level_1/4mro )
I like the idea of levels for particular skills, but the idea of general levels doesn’t appeal to me. One comment:
I use Anki a lot. I enjoy memorizing useful things. Memorizing a passage is of really little use to me and sounds mind-numbing.
Many popular songs are over 250 words long. If you can sing, say, “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor, you’ve memorized a 250 word passage.
Indeed. You can memorize a passage by brute-force drilling until it sticks in your head, but this does nothing to help you remember the things that would be of use to you in daily life.
Please see my comment below, second paragraph, for my take on this problem. ( http://lesswrong.com/lw/71r/leveling_irl_level_1/4mro )