When we read something, we think we understand it, even if we don't

Reading, and especially rereading, convinces us that we understand a subject. The mere exposure affect makes us think we understand, and makes us more positive toward, subjects that we’ve read about multiple times. But we don’t know if we know something until we test ourselves on it.

“The principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool,” Feynman stressed in a speech to young scientists (Feynman 1985, 342).

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