Slow-Paced Learning: The Most Effective Way to Retain 90% of What You Learn (2024)

When it comes to knowledge acquisition, faster isn’t always better.

Learning in any environment is increasingly becoming faster — but we rarely stop to measure their effectiveness.

Most people forget almost everything they learn. The average person only retains 10% of what they learn in one year.

Forgetting what you learn can lead to frustration and wasted time when you feel like you’re learning but not getting anywhere.

There is no meaningful relationship between time and results when you hurry any learning process.

In his book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman says, “Intelligence is not only the ability to reason; it is also the ability to find relevant material in memory.”

What’s the point of learning if you can’t use it later in life or apply it when it matters most.

Learning and understanding are two different things.

Many people confuse the two and think they need to be fast learners. If your aim is knowledge retention, it pays to slow down.