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• systems_thinking created: ‘2026-05-04 14:40’ last_modified: ‘2026-05-04 14:40:00’ status: evergreen confidence: fact

Elaborative interrogation connects facts to principles

Continuously asking ‘why is this true?’ forces the brain to link isolated facts to broader, underlying mental models. This deeply analytical approach highlights how Second-order effects matter more than immediate outcomes.¹

Footnotes

1. Dunlosky, J., et al. (2013). Improving Students’ Learning. ↩