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for a summary, see e.g. https://excellence-in-literature.com/copywork-how-benjamin-franklin-taught-himself-to-write-well/ (there are at least several articles online discussing this) | for a summary, see e.g. https://excellence-in-literature.com/copywork-how-benjamin-franklin-taught-himself-to-write-well/ (there are at least several articles online discussing this) | ||
Franklin's technique takes advantage of several learning-related effects: | |||
* generation/testing effect: without looking at the actual example piece of writing, he attempts to produce an imitation, i.e., he attempts to generate the piece of writing himself. | |||
* Spacing effect: before trying to produce the imitation, he leaves aside the example piece of writing for some time so that he forgets it to some extent. | |||
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* [[Generation effect]] | * [[Generation effect]] | ||
* [[Testing effect]] | * [[Testing effect]] | ||
* [[Spacing effect]] | |||
* [[List of terms related to generation]] | * [[List of terms related to generation]] | ||
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for a summary, see e.g. https://excellence-in-literature.com/copywork-how-benjamin-franklin-taught-himself-to-write-well/ (there are at least several articles online discussing this)
Franklin's technique takes advantage of several learning-related effects:
- generation/testing effect: without looking at the actual example piece of writing, he attempts to produce an imitation, i.e., he attempts to generate the piece of writing himself.
- Spacing effect: before trying to produce the imitation, he leaves aside the example piece of writing for some time so that he forgets it to some extent.
See also
External links
- Duncan Sabien discusses this technique in the context of inventing rationality techniques in this EA Global talk