The less context information has, the stupider it makes you. Listing things is like pinning butterflies on a wall. Artificial and pointless. Lists severe the links between information and context. Wanna learn something? Apply, make mistakes and ask questions. Go further. Make mistakes on purpose while looking people in the eyes to get feedback. You get way more information by being wrong rather than right[^1]. If you find yourself afraid of forgetting stuff, burn your lists. Forgetting is the activity of memory. Its job is to filter out information. Highjacking the process to make information stick just to pass some test and look good at parties ensures you don't understand what you think you know. Using words in the wrong context is the easiest way to spot non-native speakers. Summoning concepts in the wrong context is the easiest way to spot those who don't understand what they say. Memorization was never a goal. Don't make it one. [^1]: In a controlled environment that is, which is one where you don't die.