# You Do Not Understand Something Until You Learn It Twice by Marvin Minsky > "You don't understand anything until you learn it more than one way." > **— Marvin Minsky**, *Widely cited Minsky remark; source verification pending* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Widely cited Minsky remark; source verification pending. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] - **Article:** [[articles/Information Persistence in Complex Systems|Information Persistence in Complex Systems]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Marvin Minsky|Marvin Minsky]] - [[wiki/Engram|Engram]] - [[wiki/Memory Substrate|Memory Substrate]] - [[wiki/Memory Architecture|Memory Architecture]] - [[wiki/Memory Continuity|Memory Continuity]] - [[wiki/Hippocampal Replay|Hippocampal Replay]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "You don't understand anything until you learn it more than one way." — Marvin Minsky, Widely cited Minsky remark; source verification pending https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-marvin-minsky-not-something-until-twice ```