When juggling languages and tools, having quick references like these is key. These are detailed enough to assist and initiate memory recall, concise enough for quick scanning. Along with active recall, flashcards, mnemonics, and spaced repetition also help in reinforcing and knowledge retreval, all of which these are for.
Before diving back into an old project or starting something new:
- Set a timer on your phone for 1 or 2 minutes.
- Start timer and spend that time with a sheet.
- Restart timer and spend 1 minute sitting and doing nothing.
- I MEAN ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.[3]
- Sit calmly.[2]
- Let your mind wander.
- Sip your coffee and relax.
- DO NOT TOUCH YOUR PHONE.
- DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR COMPUTER.
- DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP.
Doing this promotes your active recall, a powerful memory retention and recall technique.
- Go Scan Sheet
- Haskell Scan Sheet
- Javascript Scan Sheet
- JSX Scan Sheet
- Python Scan Sheet
- PHP Scan Sheet
- Ruby Scan Sheet
- Swift Scan Sheet
- [1] Hippocampo-cortical circuits for selective memory encoding, routing, and replay (Harvey, Robinson, Liu, et al.) 2023
- [2] Consolidation of cellular memory representations in superficial neocortex (Esteves, Chang, Neumann, McNaughton) 2023
- [3] Consolidation of human skill linked to waking hippocampo-neocortical replay (Bush, Claudino, Quenten, et al.) 2021
- [4] Causal Contribution of Awake Post-encoding Processes to Episodic Memory Consolidation (Tambini, D’Esposito) 2020
- [5] Cognitive Control: Brain Oscillations Coordinate Human Working Memory (Sauseng, Liesefeld) 2020
- [6] Skill Memory: Mind the Ever-Decreasing Gap for Offline Processing (Robertson) 2019
- [7] Post-learning Hippocampal Replay Selectively Reinforces Spatial Memory for Highly Rewarded Locations (Michon, Sun, Kim, et al) 2019
- [8] Memory Reconsolidation (Alberini, LeDoux) 2013
- [9] New Insights in Human Memory Interference and Consolidation (Robertson) 2012