[saulrh]

This analysis is only relevant for neurotypicals. There are ways that your brain can work that flip this whole thing on its head, and if you have one of those brains you need to do exactly the opposite of what this article recommends: You can only remember the details by understanding the context. I do not understand that Oman is powerful because it controls the Strait of Hormuz; I do not understand that Russia wants Crimea because it has Mediterranean access. Rather, it's only possible for me to remember that Crimea has Mediterranean access by understanding that Russia wants Mediterranean access and wants Crimea and using those facts to infer the relevant geography. I am able to remember that Oman controls the Strait of Hormuz because I understand that Oman is powerful and that the Persian Gulf is important and I can work backwards from there. So be careful about the directionality of causation when you're looking at observations like "The most understanding-capable people I know know a ton of details" - they may be able to know details because they understand rather than being able to understand because they know details.

[danrocks]

This does not sound very scientific at all.