The Importance of Deep Work and the 30-Hour Method for Learning a New Skill(azeria-labs.com)
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The Importance of Deep Work and the 30-Hour Method for Learning a New Skill
https://azeria-labs.com/the-importance-of-deep-work-the-30-hour-method-for-learning-a-new-skill/
It seems like I was blindfolded about learning. I used to see it as taking as much input as possible. Example: want to learn React? Read books, follow tutorials, do exercices on your computer. Then I realized this was not effective.
The missing part was the output. I figured out, not only I need to take input (read), to process it (practice), but also to do it for someone else. This can be explaining to someone, showing what I do, teaching, making a video or a tutorial.
I used to be very good about learning early in my life. I now realized it wasn't because of the resources (It was almost zero), but because I was so excited to show my dad, my brother and sister what I could accomplish on the computer. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have learn anything.
I certainly put a lot of practice into it, but it was only a consequence of my excitement to show others.
Lately I followed lots of tutorials and books, but was not excited about it, because I was learning those only for myself.
Producing output (teaching others, videos, blog, useful projects) is key.