Retaining Knowledge Through Building Projects

To balance practice with theory, become a builder. Having a project in alignment with what you're learning helps retain knowledge. For example, when learning Photoshop, simply watching videos without practicing led to nowhere. Supplementing with specific tutorials and problem-solving enhanced understanding. Having something to build forces synchronicity, stimulates dopamine, and aids in pattern recognition. Our ancestors retained knowledge when it aligned with their survival. Similarly, having a meaningful project helps us notice and apply relevant information for its progress and development.

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