> Things I see recommended here but which I personally wouldn't do Seconded. Advice on learning tech and science tends to contain a large amount of survivorsh

> Things I see recommended here but which I personally wouldn't do Seconded. Advice on learning tech and science tends to contain a large amount of survivorship bias. A lot of people in these fields had some unusual, unstated quirk in their background that led them to do stuff like read K&R front-to-back while all of their friends were watching TV. It worked out great for them, but it's bad bet to hope it will work for a large percentage of kids.