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My take on that is: experiment, find what works best for you, stick with it, and don't forget to get back in exploratory mode from time to time.
What you're describing is different way you can learn. Different medium. I would say that the medium you choose for learning doesn't depend on the learner, but what you want to learn.
For example, if you want to learn something very abstract you can't really practice in real life or with a project with concrete goals (mathematics, for example), you need examples, exercises, and test yourself.
If you learn something you can practice easily: have a goal, practice, fail, learn, and go back to practice. When you begin to reach your goals, come back from time to time to the experiment zone to discover new ways and grow.
Thank you for sharing - that was an awesome article (and a very detailed one) so props to you for writing it. My favorite section there was on transfer learning:
"Transfer is applying the knowledge from the learning context to another context. For example, it could be applying the programming knowledge your learned at school to the side project you always dreamt to build."
I think that is actually one of the most valuable skills we can learn in technology (and one I constantly try to teach my 11yo) - look for and find reusable patterns that you can take and apply to other problems. From the learning perspective, I think the use of metaphors and analogies is also hugely impactful in helping people go from knowledge (what is it) to understanding (how does it work? how can I use it)
Coding for 20 years | Working for startups for 10 years | Team leader and mentor | More information about me: https://thevaluable.dev/page/about/
Twitter: @Cneude_Matthieu
I totally agree for the use of metaphors and analogies. One needs to be careful not to use the wrong ones (which can confuse the learner), but well used they are powerful tool indeed.
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My take on that is: experiment, find what works best for you, stick with it, and don't forget to get back in exploratory mode from time to time.
What you're describing is different way you can learn. Different medium. I would say that the medium you choose for learning doesn't depend on the learner, but what you want to learn.
For example, if you want to learn something very abstract you can't really practice in real life or with a project with concrete goals (mathematics, for example), you need examples, exercises, and test yourself.
If you learn something you can practice easily: have a goal, practice, fail, learn, and go back to practice. When you begin to reach your goals, come back from time to time to the experiment zone to discover new ways and grow.
I wrote about that here if somebody is interested.
Thank you for sharing - that was an awesome article (and a very detailed one) so props to you for writing it. My favorite section there was on transfer learning:
"Transfer is applying the knowledge from the learning context to another context. For example, it could be applying the programming knowledge your learned at school to the side project you always dreamt to build."
I think that is actually one of the most valuable skills we can learn in technology (and one I constantly try to teach my 11yo) - look for and find reusable patterns that you can take and apply to other problems. From the learning perspective, I think the use of metaphors and analogies is also hugely impactful in helping people go from knowledge (what is it) to understanding (how does it work? how can I use it)
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I totally agree for the use of metaphors and analogies. One needs to be careful not to use the wrong ones (which can confuse the learner), but well used they are powerful tool indeed.