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Discussion on: How to Get Smarter Without Knowing Anything

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Eugene Karataev

Thanks for the great post!
I want to add that it's really important to find the information with good balance of complexity/accuracy which is suitable for you right now.
For example, when I know nothing about a subject, I add "eli5".

I'd like Google to have such buttons
google search

P.S. Every time I read your post, I check my internet connection speed because of .gif avatar 😂

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Ryland G

First off, thanks for taking the time to read my post. I'm really glad you got value out of it.
dev.to/karataev/comment/c598
I completely agree with your comment, and with your permission, would like to update the post with a quote referencing it. We were just talking in the office today about how Twilio does something like this in their onboarding.

P.S. Every time I read your post, I check my internet connection speed because of .gif avatar 😂

There's a reason I named it "dialup.gif"

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Eugene Karataev

Sure, I'd be happy if you update your post with my comment!

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Jason Brown

"I'm a student" might bring in more than one gender, and also - pet childhood peeve - recognise the act not the actor i.e. that they are studying.