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Ask HN: What are you planning to unlearn in 2021?

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Re: Ask HN: What are you planning to unlearn in 2021?

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What did you get? What do you recommend? I'd have to relearn typing, since i have terrible typing habits. Though, the idea is curious for me.

I went all out crazy and got a Moonlander[1]. I love it. It took maybe a week or two of daily usage (an hour or so - writing code and doing the training exercises that they recommend via their online tool) for me to get back to feeling comfortable using it. I feel like I could type nonstop for hours without my wrists or back getting sore. Having the ability to configure absolutely everything also really boosts produc…

Oh boy, i was looking into that earlier. I'm terrified that i won't be able to learn it, since i have abysmal typing habits. Frankly i've never enjoyed using my non-dominant fingers.

Nevertheless i get a lot of tension in my shoulders when programming for hours on end. The moonlander is seriously tempting.

Re: Ask HN: What are you planning to unlearn in 2021?

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To unlearn this year: reading too much and too fast, without taking notes. I am a very regular Hacker News reader, visit here almost daily and find lots of interesting reading. However if you ask me today what did I learn in the last year, my answer will barely scratch the surface of everything I have read. Effectively, it means that the time I have spent reading was merely spent on a diversion, not learning. I still…

I think we greatly underestimate what we learn. If we had a conversation that touched on the subject of a book you read 6 months ago you would be surprised how you can recall something from the book. Reading for diversion is the best - both relaxing and passive learning.
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