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Deliberate practice in abstraction. Forcing yourself to solve abstraction problems at the edge of your current ability. This should be hard and frustrating. If
by natalyarostova 6y ago
Deliberate practice in abstraction. Forcing yourself to solve abstraction problems at the edge of your current ability. This should be hard and frustrating. If it’s not, you aren’t solving hard enough problems. Do this daily and after a year you’ll notice real progress.
- wunderlust 6y ago+1. Deliberate practice—working at the edge of your ability, where you fail at least as much as you succeed—is nearly the gold standard for continual improvement at any practice. I would amend that do this daily and you'll see progress after months if not weeks.
- wunderlust 6y agoI would also add that puzzles are a fun way to improve your thinking, IMO. My favorite source is https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/riddles/intro.shtml https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/riddles/intro.shtml.
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- amznthrowaway5 6y agoIf you're really interested in the problem, it can be hard without being that frustrating. The best people can always keep going when tackling difficult problems because they genuinely enjoy the problem space.