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Lessons tagged “progressive-disclosure”

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Progressive disclosure through hierarchy

Good hierarchies let people see the big picture first and drill into detail on demand.

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knowledge-transfer language lattice learning learning-sequence leverage lifecycle limits lindy-effect linguistic-relativity linking maintenance mapping meaning meaning-making measurement mechanisms media-literacy meditation meetings memory mental-models meta-cognition meta-learning meta-skill metacognition metadata metrics mindfulness miscommunication missing-connections model-updating models modularity mood mood-congruent-memory motivation multi-dimensional multimodal-capture multiple-perspectives multitasking naive-realism naming navigation negative-space nesting network-analysis network-effects network-theory network-topology neuroplasticity neuroscience noise noise-filtering non-judgmental-awareness note-taking notifications nuance nudge-design nudge-theory nvc observation ontology optionality ordering organization organizational-behavior organizational-learning overconfidence override paradigm-shift paradox path-dependence patience pattern-recognition patterns peer-feedback peer-review perception perceptual-calibration perceptual-learning perfectionism personal-epistemology personal-informatics personal-knowledge-management perspective-taking phase-capstone phase-closer phase-finale phase-opener photo-notes phronesis physiology planning polyhierarchy polysemy positivity practical-wisdom practice pragmatics pragmatism pre-commitment precision precommitment prediction prediction-error prediction-tracking prerequisite presentism priorities prioritization priority probability-estimation problem-identification problem-solving processing procrastination productive-failure productivity progress progressive-commitment progressive-disclosure propagation prototype-theory purpose quantified-self questions reactivity reasoning reclassification recombination recovery recursion red-teaming redundancy refactoring reference reflection reflective-practice reinforcing-loops relational-thinking relationship taxonomy relationship-lifecycle relationship-mapping relationship-strength relationships repetition resilience resistance resolution rest retrieval retrospective review review-process risk risk-assessment risk-perception rituals robustness roles root-cause-analysis routines rumination sapir-whorf satisficing scaffolding scale-invariance schema schema-awareness schema-design schema-evolution schema-literacy schema-theory schemas scientific-method scope seasonal second-brain second-order self-assessment self-awareness self-direction self-examination self-explanation self-knowledge self-monitoring self-regulation self-similarity self-tracking semantic-ambiguity sensemaking sequences shallow-work shared-mental-models signal-detection signal-noise signal-processing signal-vs-noise simplicity single-point-of-failure situated-cognition situational-awareness skill-building sleep slow-looking small-bets social categorization social-cognition social-epistemology social-influence social-media somatic-awareness spaced-repetition state-dependent-learning state-machines statistical-thinking statistics strengths strengths-based stress stress-testing structural-holes structure structured-reasoning structured-thinking success superforecasting surprise synthesis system-1-thinking system-structure systematic-bias systems systems-thinking tacit-knowledge tagging task-batching task-design task-switching taxonomy team-cognition technical-debt temporal-discounting temporal-networks temporal-reasoning testing theory-of-mind thinking thinking-tools time time-management tools tools-for-thought tracking transcription transfer transitivity triage triangulation triggers trust type-safety type-system uncertainty understanding validation values versioning visual-thinking visualization voice-notes wayfinding weekly-review weighted-relationships wisdom workflow workflows working-memory workspace writing writing-as-thinking writing-to-think zettelkasten

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