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2. Structure your information input

Select 1 - 3 resources as your “primary curriculum” for learning more about your interests.

These resources can include online courses, YouTube playlists, or studying a mentor’s social media posts.

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3. Structure your information output

Completing a project as you learn is the fastest way to consolidate your knowledge and skills. You’ll also learn what you like and don’t like about the interest.

At minimum:

  • Decide on a project topic
  • Define 1 - 3 scopes/outcomes of the project (you can add more later) and...

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How to deliberately experiment

  1. Start with one interest to learn more about
  2. Structure your information input
  3. Structure your information output
  4. Tie it all together with a map
  5. Take action and collect data

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What is Deliberate Experimentation?

It's exploring your interests intentionally, with a map, and with minimal fear.

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1. Start with one interest to learn more about

You can explore more interests simultaneously, but limit yourself to 2 - 3 interests so that you can focus on them without neglecting your responsibilities.

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4. Tie it all together with a map

A map is an effective type of “plan of action” that helped me accelerate my Zero-to-Noob journey.

A map has four components:

  • a starting point (where you are now)

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5. Take action and collect data

While going through Steps #2 - #4, you might find some aspects of your plan unappealing.

That feeling is a data point, indicating that you may still like your interest overall, but there are some parts of it you’d find boring.

However: it’s not a vali...

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Why use Deliberate Experimentation?

  1. Reduce the fear of failure because you’re framing it as an “experiment”. There are no right or wrong outcomes in scientific experiments, only data that supports or disagrees with the hypothesis.
  2. Reduce risk and gain clarity through your deli...

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Schedule at least 1h/day to explore your interest

In your map, you should also try to schedule at least 1h/day for both information input and output (i.e., at least 30 min each).

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