Law One

"The ten thousand questions are one question. If you cut through the one question, then the ten thousand questions disappear"


It may seem like a waste of time to spend too much of time dwelling on one topic while studying. Nevertheless if you ponder the topic through and through and thoroughly understand it the first time that you read it, you are far more likely to retain it for much longer than if you do not understand it. Hence make the effort, like a Zen master to understand what you are studying. Ponder every side of the question, examine its pros and cons, compare it with previous knowledge and try to create a theoretical construct of the matter at hand. Create templates and proformas that outline the topic. The next time you approach the topic, the ropeway you have already constructed will smoothen your passage.