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Re: How to Learn Stuff While Procrastinating Online

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Post by euroclydon »

Those resources won't really help you to learn much! Do something that requires an attention span! I have started reading SICP when I have a free hour to goof off. I also have it bookmarked on my phone.

http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-4.html

I recently switched from coffee to green tea, and I am amazed at how much more information I can absorb, because my attention span is longer. I actually think it's analogous to the NFL, where rookies aren't any good until "the game slows down for them", well live has slowed down for me!

Re: How to Learn Stuff While Procrastinating Online

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Post by ibsulon »

euroclydon wrote: post #3

Those resources won't really help you to learn much! Do something that requires an attention span! I have started reading SICP when I have a free hour to goof off. I also have it bookmarked on my phone. http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-4.html I recently switched from coffee to green tea, and I am amazed at how much more information I can absorb, because my attention span is longer. I actually thin…

Perhaps you were drinking too much caffeine at once?

Re: How to Learn Stuff While Procrastinating Online

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Post by mattyb »

euroclydon wrote: post #3

Those resources won't really help you to learn much! Do something that requires an attention span! I have started reading SICP when I have a free hour to goof off. I also have it bookmarked on my phone. http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-4.html I recently switched from coffee to green tea, and I am amazed at how much more information I can absorb, because my attention span is longer. I actually thin…

I have a soft spot for books that I can read on my BlackBerry. SICP, The Art of Unix Programming, Software Engineering for Internet Applications, SQL for Web Nerds, Practical Common Lisp, Dive Into Python, now Simply Scheme.

If only the Handbook of Applied Cryptography had their chapters in HTML.

Re: How to Learn Stuff While Procrastinating Online

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Post by mannicken »

euroclydon wrote: post #3

Those resources won't really help you to learn much! Do something that requires an attention span! I have started reading SICP when I have a free hour to goof off. I also have it bookmarked on my phone. http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-4.html I recently switched from coffee to green tea, and I am amazed at how much more information I can absorb, because my attention span is longer. I actually thin…

I started watching SICP lectures, they're much easier to absorb than book :)

Re: How to Learn Stuff While Procrastinating Online

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Post by tocomment »

ibsulon wrote: post #4
euroclydon wrote: post #3

Those resources won't really help you to learn much! Do something that requires an attention span! I have started reading SICP when I have a free hour to goof off. I also have it bookmarked on my phone. http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-4.html I recently switched from coffee to green tea, and I am amazed at how much more information I can absorb, because my attention span is longer. I actually thin…

Perhaps you were drinking too much caffeine at once?

or just too much caffeine. Green tea has less than coffee.
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