Practice Problems and Self-Testing

When you ship or share what you create — whether you get paid for it or not — you establish a "Practice" which will help your creative skills to grow and expand even more in the future.

This kind of practice is self-driven, and is not outcome-based. The more you ship, the...

Practicing something without knowing if you are getting better is pointless.

• Identify the most important metrics related to performance. Keep a record of them each time you practice.
• Be careful of vanity metrics. For exampl...

When you test yourself on the material, you can identify knowledge gaps and bring weak areas to light.

Why it works: It helps you overcome the illusion of knowledge that comes from reading. It also helps you adjust your sense of what you know and don't know.

How to apply it: Explain w...