Ask HN: Which Coursera courses/specializations you recommend?

Post by vector_rotcev » Wed, Jun 10, 2020, 4:32 PM UTC

aynyc wrote: post #28

vector_rotcev wrote: post #22

I have completed both of the following: 1) https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn 2) https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning I highly recommend both of them, if they cover a subject you're interested in, though if you only have time for one, they are listed in descending priority order. Given how low it's time+energy requirements are, and how large the pay-off has been, I recommend Learning How…

I did Learning How To Learn twice and I still not sure how helpful it is. The only thing I found useful/applicable is spaced repetition. What part of the course do you feel it's valuable? I don't mind going back to do it again.

A meaningful part of what I found useful was that I knew ~I think one working day is worth it to make sure you're up to date.

I also found the working memory, and memory information in general very informative and helpful.

Post by vessenes » Thu, Jun 18, 2020, 10:19 PM UTC

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vessenes wrote: post #24

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I will treat this as a real question. The answer in my case is yes. Many, many senior executives, founders and owners benefit from coaching, and pay at times thousands per hour to be coached. In fact a famous coach in Silicon Valley was so well loved his coachees (including google founders) wrote a book about him to thank him. To paraphrase Dune, the first lesson is learning how to learn. Put another way, an insightf…

It's a serious question. I see virtually every "coach" as a scam artist who would be doing what they coach if they could. The few legitimate coaches out there are prohibitively expensive. Of course, that's just my take on it.

If you log back in, here's how I would think about it. Imagine yourself at peak personal and work performance. Do you have a sort of a 'type' or person that comes to mind? e.g. Perhaps you're into building content based communities, and Alexis Ohanian comes to mind. Find out who advised and coached Mr. Ohanian in the early days of launching reddit. Can you imagine wanting that person's input into your life, and how it might help you?

That's the sort of person I'm thinking of when we talk executive coaching.

The other kind, to parody, a sort of failed masseuse and mid-tier office worker turned coach is not at all the sort that I think would generally move the needle for someone interested in the tech startup world.

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