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Check these books: - Ultralearning by Scott Young - Deep Work by Cal Newport - Atomic Habits by James Clear - How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler - Mindfu

Check these books: - Ultralearning by Scott Young - Deep Work by Cal Newport - Atomic Habits by James Clear - How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler - Mindfulness Meditation (many books by Jon Kabat-Zinn „Ultralearning“ has lots of valuable ideas. For instance: Directly attacking the skill you want to learn. If you want to learn Git versioning, practice doing it. „Deep Work“ convinced me that I need to spend focused and uninterrupted (large) chunks of time doing the things that I want to make progress with. Learn Mindfulness Meditation to be able to focus, to deal with inner distractions and a wandering mind. „How to read a book“ showed me that I was only reading for information at best, but mostly for entertainment. And it taught me how to read for understanding. Reading-ability at this level is one of the most under-valued skills today (in a world full of tutorial videos). And finally: Make a schedule, block out chunks of time, stick to the plan. Track your progress in an app or on paper. Repeatedly doing something will give you tremendous amounts of progress in that area. (see „Atomic Habits“)

sidcool 6y ago
These are very good suggestions. Do read the books mentioned above. But remember that you don't have to read all these books to begin focussed study. Main problem is removing distractions. It takes practice, I am still struggling with it even after months of practice. It takes time, believe in the system. Also, self-compassion and habits help.
winxton 6y ago
Having been on a productivity nonfiction binge, i'm convinced all the ideas work, but the bulk of the effort is actually applying the advice. Otherwise, it's too easy to get caught in the cycle of epiphany porn. The core ideas -- focus on one thing, have clear next actions for each thing, spaced repetition, stop when you're getting good (hemingway), etc, can be summarized in a couple of blog posts but the main benefit from reading is the perceived motivation boost after. Once you settle on a plan (which itself it the main challenge, and something to think long and hard about), make sure to actually use it and test what works for you!
- copacopab 6y ago
  "cycle of epiphany porn" is my favorite new phrase

sidcool 6y ago

These are very good suggestions. Do read the books mentioned above. But remember that you don't have to read all these books to begin focussed study. Main problem is removing distractions. It takes practice, I am still struggling with it even after months of practice. It takes time, believe in the system. Also, self-compassion and habits help.

winxton 6y ago

Having been on a productivity nonfiction binge, i'm convinced all the ideas work, but the bulk of the effort is actually applying the advice. Otherwise, it's too easy to get caught in the cycle of epiphany porn. The core ideas -- focus on one thing, have clear next actions for each thing, spaced repetition, stop when you're getting good (hemingway), etc, can be summarized in a couple of blog posts but the main benefit from reading is the perceived motivation boost after. Once you settle on a plan (which itself it the main challenge, and something to think long and hard about), make sure to actually use it and test what works for you!

copacopab 6y ago
"cycle of epiphany porn" is my favorite new phrase