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C25K does not start with a marathon. Skiing lessons do not start on a black diamond. Intro CS does not start by writing an OS. Skill development is an increment
by closeparen 6y ago
C25K does not start with a marathon. Skiing lessons do not start on a black diamond. Intro CS does not start by writing an OS. Skill development is an incrementalist game for patient people. I've made much more progress by finding a sustainable pace and chipping away over time, than by trying to conquer something in a weekend.
Natural language acquisition is kind of a special case here, in that you are actually wired to do this one from scratch.
- imgabe 6y ago"The real thing" does not mean the absolute hardest iteration of whatever you're trying to do. C25K doesn't start with a marathon, but it does involve actually getting your ass out the door and running. It does not involve shoe shopping, reading about stretching techniques or tinkering with your training schedule in Excel. Running is the real thing.