How to Learn Efficiently
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How to Learn Efficiently
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#2Any thoughts on learning to code in an 'interleaved' manner? I.e. studying more than one language or concept at once?
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#3Any thoughts on learning to code in an 'interleaved' manner? I.e. studying more than one language or concept at once?
My current quest is to take something from the business domain I work in and implement the bizarre math stuff (which I don't get all of) in a backend in F# with a frontend in Javascript (I'm fluent in neither).
I've tried it before (with different technologies), and although it didn't make me an expert in either field, I've found it neatly ties most things together.
Oh, and it's usually fun, especially if you put somewhat bizarre obstacles in your way (remember, it's a learning experience, not production code). It could be something elaborate like http://www.xpteam.com/jeff/writings/objectcalisthenics.rtf or just a concious decision to implement a part of the design in a part of the system where it isn't most obviously at home.
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#4I always really liked this article which I think breaks down more precisely a lot of what this author is getting at.
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/03/07/yo...
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#5Side note: It's useless to have a disclaimer to spammers on a comment form. The vast majority of spammers use bots to fill out these forms.
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#6Reading this, I couldn't help but draw the parallel with body building. The pain means new muscle is filling the micro-tears made during effort, and you train an other group the next day while the one you did today recovers.
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#7I would absolutely recommend the book that's mentioned at the end of the article:
"Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown et al."
It's a great read for anybody who wants to continue learning new material. I'm one of the people who had very poor studying practices beforehand...
Re: How to Learn Efficiently
#8I would absolutely recommend the book that's mentioned at the end of the article: "Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown et al." It's a great read for anybody who wants to continue learning new material. I'm one of the people who had very poor studying practices beforehand...
Marked to read, thanks for the recommendation! Moonwalking With Einstein is also a good read, albeit more for pleasure and insight into our brains than any practical applications.
Re: How to Learn Efficiently
#9I would absolutely recommend the book that's mentioned at the end of the article: "Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown et al." It's a great read for anybody who wants to continue learning new material. I'm one of the people who had very poor studying practices beforehand...
Marked to read, thanks for the recommendation! Moonwalking With Einstein is also a good read, albeit more for pleasure and insight into our brains than any practical applications.
Ditto on Moonwalking. I listened to the audio book and found its practical advice incredibly helpful.
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#10I'm one of those people who failed as an undergraduate. You know what's not pleasant? Being under constant stress to perform and "progress". Maybe, just maybe, that has something to do with learning in school. By the way, that's entirely a product of the academic system.
"The opposite is true: a good course is one where you always feel that you will barely make it."
Because making people stress necessarily means they're learning more? How do we know that? My experience suggests the opposite.
"It might not be a pleasant course, but it is one where you are learning. It is by struggling that we learn."
Yes: struggling with the material.