Things worth knowing.One card at a time.
Cards about things worth knowing.
One subject.
About thirty seconds.
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The best way to understand GeekLibrary is to read a card.
The Voter Roll
The vote is not automatic at eighteen
The list you have to be on before anyone will let you vote.
Public Health Delivery
The last mile is the whole problem
Getting proven health measures to the people who need them.
The Credit Trap
Minimum payment, maximum cost
Borrowed money that costs more the longer it is left unpaid.
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Not everything belongs here.
Every card has to earn its place.
The card beside this sets out the eight laws every card has to pass. If it does not fit the card, it is not a card.
Card 0000 · The Eight Laws
Front
The Eight Laws
How every card in this set was made
Eight tests every card in this set has to pass before it can be printed.
Back
- Standalone makes sense on its own.
- One subject one card, one idea.
- Teaches or turns you learn something or see something in a new way.
- Thirty seconds start to finish.
- Retellable you can pass it on from memory.
- Sourced every fact is traceable.
- Evergreen stays true.
- Fits the card if it does not fit, it is not a card.
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