We learn ..

A popular quote that is easy to find online says “We learn… 10 percent of what we read, 20 percent of what we hear, 30 percent of what we see, 50 percent of what we see and hear, 70 percent of what we discuss with others, 80 percent of what we experience, and 95 percent of what we teach to someone.

Our minds have developed so that we remember the items that really make an imprint. Also, emotional events are very well remembered by us. You learn so much of what you teach to others because big pressure is on you at that time to not seem clueless while explaining the content. There is pressure on you here, since you would appear foolish if you offered to teach something and didn’t have the concept understood. You also learn a lot from what you experience because you do it on the spot, and have to correct errors during the process or it won’t work out. The pressure is on you there to continue through until you complete the procedure. You remember much of what you discuss with others because you have to have solid comprehension to be able to respond to others and their possible arguments or comments. This goes on for the other points. The more pressure there is on you to know the material, the higher the probability that it will be encoded into your cognition.