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Re: Ask HN: How can I become smarter?

#11

First of no need to rush. You will get there in due time. You are on your own journey. second master the fundamentals of web/app development and design. This will take time and experience. Have an area you want to be a specialist but have a solid knowledge of every area. Make sure you learn something new everyday.

Thanks for your words :)

Re: Ask HN: How can I become smarter?

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> I see my peers excel at what they do while I constantly wonder "Why can't I do that?" or "Why can't I be as smart as X in Y?", or "What's stopping me from doing that too?" I recently experiment with "having fun", which I sometimes rationalize as "delegating the choice of what to do to the subconscious" to feel better about it :) Rationale: I was a "smart kid". The way I learned back then was lots of freedom + fathe…

I possess similar traits to what you mentioned here. I'm very intrigued by your words. To go with your comment about reading... I feel that there has to be a certain balance between reading (to keep up) and actually 'doing' or 'building' something to test my skills. If I read more than build, I don't feel as comfortable when I'm starting to build. If I'm building more without being caught up, I feel confident in what I'm doing, but can't happen to feel like I'm behind, or lacking modernization of my skill set. I guess 'finding' the equilibrium between the two is the 'actual' equilibrium, if that makes sense.

But anyway, thanks for the time you took to respond to me. It's much appreciated!

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