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A book a month would be a more achievable goal, if still unreasonable if they're all technical books. You can't speed read technical books, specially if they're
by ASalazarMX 7y ago
A book a month would be a more achievable goal, if still unreasonable if they're all technical books. You can't speed read technical books, specially if they're about new topics that require practical exercises.
Reading x books doesn't count as learning x topics.
- jniedrauer 7y agoI don't know if there are people who can learn complex topics by reading a book, but I certainly can't. Without any context, I can't keep enough of it in my head for long enough to build a mental model of the whole system. At best I'll come away with a vague familiarity with some of terminology. I have to actually implement parts of it to retain it.
- sciencewolf 7y agoAgree with this sentiment. With the exception of very specific topics that I've encountered in the wild but have no theoretical context on (e.g. Async JS), I have never been able to learn from a book. Tutorials/blog posts are great for this because you can stop and implement.