**The learning MORE than you need, so you will remember the bit you need.** Overlearning is the conscious study of something you already know now, to entrain the neural pathways into long term memory. Overlearning is what separates your ability to repeat a nonsense phrase you just heard in 10 years. Another definition- Ultralearning is that math joke: > You don't understand algebra until you take geometry. > You don't understand geometry until you take calculus. > You don't understand calculus until you take differential equations. > You never understand differential equations. Overlearning can be applied to any realm of education or technique to further build it into your brain. A physical analog to over learning is to train your muscles to lift 300lbs now, so that they will be able to lift 200lbs in the future. **** # More ## Source - [[Ultralearning]] ## Related - [[Prefer a Long-Term Philosophy]] - [[Desired Difficulty]] - [[Drilling Cycles]]