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Is there any way to motivate myself to take a class like this? I keep turning to easy distractions like twitter and Pac-Man.
by bilsbie 4y ago
Is there any way to motivate myself to take a class like this?
I keep turning to easy distractions like twitter and Pac-Man.
- dagmx 4y agoWhen I teach people, the most effective thing I find is to give them small usable projects at the end of each little milestone. That helps them have something they can use right away, which helps with a few things: - at each milestone, they have a distinct goal that’s reachable - they can understand concrete use cases immediately - they get a little dopamine hit if satisfaction of having completed something. Whenever you’re doing a course that doesn’t structure itself that way, it’s good to try and break down the components and set yourself little tasks as you go.
- bilsbie 4y agoThanks. That’s an idea.
- thisismyswamp 4y agoThere's no way to trick your brain into enjoying something it finds boring. You can only switch to something that it doesn't find boring, even if the final result is the same.