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Re: Ask HN: How do you decide what to learn next?

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Post by rshetty10 »

Most of things I want to learn revolve around the things I work on the job. If you are trying to solve a particular problem, I try to find all the possible better solutions I could use to solve that problem and learn each of those things along the way. For ex: If I am working on react and we are using Flux as the state management library, I try to explore other better alternative such as Redux, Mobx etc.

I also keep track of various things which come up when learning something and in-turn learn those topics.

Re: Ask HN: How do you decide what to learn next?

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Post by chris-aeviator »

I'm using the Getting Things Done methodology for exactly this. You'll be entering it as any other goal you want to achive, split it down in smaller tasks and (most important) regulary review your list and decide what to do next ( to postpoem it, start with the first task, break it down to smaller tasks, …). In the end it will be your belly deciding (it will takeover no matter what system you'll be using) and you have a nice overview of what to do for your new technology goal.

Re: Ask HN: How do you decide what to learn next?

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Post by abustamam »

hoodwink wrote: post #70
tedmiston wrote: post #33

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I actually haven't bought one yet because I was under the impression code rendering was still less than ideal (e.g., lines wrapping to fit the Kindle screen where they shouldn't in code). Is that still an issue?

Yes, this is an issue on the Kindle device, but reading textbooks in the Kindle app on the iPad is gamechanging. The speed with which you make highlights, leave notes, and bookmark is great for learning. I can then access the book from my computer for quick reference and/or convert my booknotes to Anki flashcards. This being said, I also own a Kindle Paperwhite and use it at least an hour a day for reading non-techni…

Would you recommend people who already own a tablet (iPad, Galaxy, Fire, etc) to get a dedicated device to reading?

Re: Ask HN: How do you decide what to learn next?

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Post by visakanv »

NhanH wrote: post #48
visakanv wrote: post #46

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I want this for everything. Music to listen to, books to read, guitar skills to learn next, etc

Why wouldn't multiple TODO lists work for you? Just a UI/UX issue or is there any reason?

I do currently have multiple todo lists, but the experience of going through all of them can be kinda tedious. I'd be curious to try something more intuitive, if it existed.

Re: Ask HN: How do you decide what to learn next?

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Post by tedmiston »

jmeister wrote: post #87
tedmiston wrote: post #31

Something I've always wanted is "a Netflix queue for tech I want to learn" Ideal features would include: - a regular review of the things you've listed to see if they're still relevant and to help you prioritize - a way to see what's trending amongst everything you've listed (ex. I have three front end web frameworks on my list but React is collectively popular, so perhaps I should start there) - it could notify you…

https://www.metacademy.org provides plans for learning certain technical topics.

The way they've structured the learning paths with prerequisites, etc is neat. It also seems there's quite a bit of advanced material here. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Ask HN: How do you decide what to learn next?

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Post by stakent »

visakanv wrote: post #97
NhanH wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why wouldn't multiple TODO lists work for you? Just a UI/UX issue or is there any reason?

I do currently have multiple todo lists, but the experience of going through all of them can be kinda tedious. I'd be curious to try something more intuitive, if it existed.

Orgmode for Emacs?

Re: Ask HN: How do you decide what to learn next?

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Post by tmaly »

I pick a larger long term project, then I start working on it in pieces learning each aspect I need to complete the larger project.

I do not always know what each piece is going to be, but I find taking this approach to be worth while.

When I an commuting, I sometimes listen to podcasts from experts in the subject area I am trying to learn.

At my day job, I have little time to learn, so I have to make a concerted effort to always be learning outside of work.

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