reference retrivial time counts in critical recall time
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Say your is 3 minutes, and you want to use a specific programming pattern, like function factory in elisp. It is possible that you can’t recall all critical points for writing function factory in elisp(using fest, using ` and ,, when to use defmacro, when to use defun), but if you can retrieve the reference 1 and finish reading it in 3 minutes2, you should be able to use that piece of knowledge with no friction
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A piece of knowledge will be considered in a discussion only if you can summon it in a short amount of time.
Critical recall time is the time after which you either would shift the discussion into recalling that piece of knowledge or halt the discussion completely, or if you are wise enough, to give up using it and turn to those that you can recall promptly.