Some people say that you cannot learn without "understanding" first. However, I would say that by axiomatic nature, you need stuff in your brain (retained) in order to even start understanding! This is a bit of a fallacy.

Rather, I think it's that there are two forms of memory: Short-term and Long-term. You hear something (short term, perhaps from a teacher, or perhaps from YouTube if you are great at what they call "self-discipline" to not be distracted) which means you at least remember it for a while, you seem to make sense of it, and then you can start the process of "formally" memorizing for long-term.

The other argument is that memorizing, e.g. for Business Studies, wouldn't help with "analyzing" or "critical thinking".
However, I believe knowing more about a subject, of course, is almost never a bad thing! Naturally, the brain will be able to relate to different concepts over time, as you are learning more and more. It is clear: You cannot form connections without information stored in the brain!

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