Notes on Learning in Public

The best way I’ve found to actually retain something is to write it down as if explaining it to someone else. The act of making it legible forces you to find the gaps.

The rule

If I had to compress it to one line:

Write the post you wish you’d found when you started.

That’s it. Future-you is the most reliable reader you’ll ever have, and present-you benefits from the clarity either way.