Scattered trivia vs foundational learning
Without foundations, you collect disconnected facts. With deliberate learning paths, each concept unlocks 3 more.
You memorize 75 facts, but they float alone— disconnected neurons with no pathways between them. Without structure, ~40% fade away. No foundation means no compound growth.
Start with one core concept at center. Each study session, every concept spawns 3 new connected concepts outward. After 5 sessions: 364 interconnected triangles forming a web of knowledge that expands in all directions.
Increase study sessions to see the exponential divergence. At session 7: 105 scattered facts vs 3,280 connected concepts.