My insight:
The Limitations of Memorization and Quiet Study Places
I couldn't agree more. Learning is more than memorizing. When it comes to our case, that is, language learning, there should be a great variety in our language learning trajectory. Memorization is only a small ingredient of successful language learning. If you are mostly using memorization as your mate in developing your language knowledge then you most probably end up with unsatisfactory results despite your huge efforts.