How to learn and master skills [StoryTime Saturdays]
Ace your interviews, pick up new frameworks and learn new ideas with this.
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That post teaches you about the different personas you can choose to build your career in tech. But whichever persona you adopt you will still pursue mastery of the required skills. Today, we will cover how you should structure your learning so that you can become god-tier at whatever path you choose. You’ll be able to use the system described today to pick up whatever skills you want, whether it’s acing Leetcode interviews, learning new technologies+frameworks, or sharpening your communication. You can even use this system to become better at cooking (something I’ve been working on recently).
I have personally used this system to pick up complex topics in fields like Machine Learning, Crypto, and Finance. To know more about my work on Machine Learning, check out my Medium articles. My students have also used the principles here to ace interviews at the biggest firms. Using this system, you will see amazing gainzz in whatever skill you want to develop.
What we will cover
What makes an expert- Experts don’t have remarkably higher memory, IQs, or comprehension. They are much better at a skill that we can all develop- pattern matching. Featuring an experiment on Chess Grandmasters.
The 4 factors you need to become an expert- There are 4 things you need to become an expert at a skill: a Valid Environment; Timely Feedback; Repeated Experiences; and progressive overload. We’ll cover what each means and how to integrate them in more depth.
Some techniques to learn these better- Notetaking and Critiquing what you learn can help you learn these ideas much quicker and deeper. Using examples of becoming better at Machine Learning and DSA (Data Structures and Algos).
I hope you’re excited about this. This will make your learning journey much more productive.
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