The Learning Loop: Experience, Reflection, Compression, Action

Learning is a continuous loop that involves experiencing, reflecting, compressing, and taking action. Reflection is a crucial step as it allows for distillation of experiences into actionable insights. Skipping reflection leads to merely moving from experience to abstraction, consuming others' summaries without delving into details. However, in areas where expertise is desired, focusing on reflection is essential to understand applicability, failure points, and edge cases, enabling a deep understanding of the topic.