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How to Learn Any (Technical, Programming, Other) Subject in 7 Days
- inklesspen 19y agoStep 1) Read an introductory text Step 2) Do stuff with what you read Is this news?
- staunch 19y agoYou forgot: Step 3) Significantly overestimate what you've learned.
- crxnamja 19y ago@inklesspen Make sure to do it fast!
- abstractbill 19y agoIf only I had read this before I started the PhD. It would have only taken 7 days! cf. Norvig's essay: http://norvig.com/21-days.html http://norvig.com/21-days.html
- machine 19y agoFor real. If only the world really worked this way. Even programming languages take a bit longer than a week to really learn. I find I go through at least two levels with a programming language: the first at which I know the syntax and can code small projects comfortably (this takes about a week), the next at which I have developed a personal coding style that works well with language and allows me to handle large projects (this takes at least 6 months or so of regular coding).