What’s more, as Mattan notes, brute force learning teaches us that it’s okay not to understand something the first time we learn it. This itself has unforeseen benefits. As we already know, the more spaced repetition and overlearning we do, the more likely we are to remember the information long term. Brute force learning, then, is also a way to overlearn, without the monotony of rereading the same textbook or rewatching the same lecture. Overall, learning this way takes a lot of the pressure out of learning and prevents us from feeling “dumb” if we don’t get it immediately. I sure wish I knew
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