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I don't know... I would summarize it as: - You will get good at anything given enough practice, so don't worry about thinking you're bad at X - As you get goo

I don't know... I would summarize it as: - You will get good at anything given enough practice, so don't worry about thinking you're bad at X - As you get good at X, you will start to like it - Pomodoro I'm over-simplifying of course, but I felt like the course provided a lot of concepts with very little actionable advice. It's a very popular course because it "feels good". It is motivating, and has a very positive message. I wouldn't consider it very useful for already highly motivated and self-driven people.

rizpanjwani 6y ago
You overlooked the two states of learning: focused and diffuse. Each is important. That was a big eye-opener for me as I used to blame my mind needing to take frequent breaks and thinking about other things on my inability to focus. Then I realized that it's just a natural way to learn.
- minhazm423 6y ago
  so you're describing diffused learning? is that the default mode? havent taken the course so idk what the take on it is
tchaffee 6y ago
There was lots of actionable advice. Just as an example: frequent self testing. Incorporating this into my studies more intentionally has helped me learn quicker. I'm highly motivated and self-driven. This course isn't about motivation. It's about how we learn and how best to take advantage of that. But I will say that knowing how the brain works and how we learn has motivated me to change my study habits. Knowing that I learn in my sleep motivates me to prime my brain for learning every day to take advantage of that. So I rarely skip a day now. Even ten minutes gets my subconscious primed and working while I sleep. The mental models you get out this course will last a lifetime.
csomar 6y ago
You missed the most important part: Which is to jump between advanced/beginner content to build a better image. i.e.: If you are learning a programming language, you start with easy and keep going, but along the way you jump to very hard/advanced stuff. This technique really boosted my learning and solidified it.

rizpanjwani 6y ago

You overlooked the two states of learning: focused and diffuse. Each is important. That was a big eye-opener for me as I used to blame my mind needing to take frequent breaks and thinking about other things on my inability to focus. Then I realized that it's just a natural way to learn.

minhazm423 6y ago
so you're describing diffused learning? is that the default mode? havent taken the course so idk what the take on it is

tchaffee 6y ago

There was lots of actionable advice. Just as an example: frequent self testing. Incorporating this into my studies more intentionally has helped me learn quicker. I'm highly motivated and self-driven. This course isn't about motivation. It's about how we learn and how best to take advantage of that. But I will say that knowing how the brain works and how we learn has motivated me to change my study habits. Knowing that I learn in my sleep motivates me to prime my brain for learning every day to take advantage of that. So I rarely skip a day now. Even ten minutes gets my subconscious primed and working while I sleep. The mental models you get out this course will last a lifetime.

csomar 6y ago

You missed the most important part: Which is to jump between advanced/beginner content to build a better image. i.e.: If you are learning a programming language, you start with easy and keep going, but along the way you jump to very hard/advanced stuff. This technique really boosted my learning and solidified it.