1. Being able to derive bottom up dynamic programming leetcode solutions. The only way I really "figured out" how to do this was by reading the dp chapter out o

1. Being able to derive bottom up dynamic programming leetcode solutions. The only way I really "figured out" how to do this was by reading the dp chapter out of the Cormen algorithms book. It's crazy how illuminating (and rare) clear explanations are 2. The chain rule. I knew the actual rule from a calc class, but the intuition behind it didn't make sense to me until I read a couple pdfs on backpropagation 3. Money brings out the worst in people