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Learning

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Learning can be taught from books. Everybody learns differently but there are overarching principles. It is crazy how it works. I wish I knew this when I was 18. So much potential lost. 

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Interesting, what are the sources/books that made a difference for you?

“If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery--isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is.”

― Charles Bukowski

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10 minutes ago, Cireeric said:

Interesting, what are the sources/books that made a difference for you?

Experience trumps book knowledge. Try a lot of different hobbies. If you really want a book look into pragmatic thinking and learning by Andy Hunt. 

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Nice, thanks for the recommendation! 

“If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery--isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is.”

― Charles Bukowski

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Dude makes a post about how books are awesome but then tells people not to read them lol 

Edited by Jacob Morres

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Lots of people don't even have the energy to learn properly. They have the technique down, they know what to learn, and they have the ways to learn, but they can't stay consistent because they don't have the energy to.

Lots of people are dealing this basic problem of energy. So if any of you are considering doing deep learning in a field make sure you have a good amount of baseline energy. I for sure struggled with this and didn't think having a good sleep schedule, exercise etc. mattered for learning. But they make a big difference in how energetic and alert you feel, which directly translates to how much you learn and retain.

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