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How to Explore a New Topic Efficiently
When learning any new topic efficiently, we need to learn the most useful, basic and broadly applicable ideas first.
After that, we can move onto the obscure, advanced or specialized.
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Academic Research: Follow the Citations
The learning space for an academic subject is composed of papers, books, and courses, linked via citations.
- Start with a course or textbook. It will provide an easy entry-point.
- For more specific topics, use literature reviews and meta-analyses
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There are Two Strategies for Learning Something
- Depth-first. This is where we pick one area and drill down.
- Breadth-first works by first exploring your surroundings. If that doesn't work, pick one direction and fan out again.
If the area you're exploring is bounded...
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Language Learning: Usage and Frequency
- Master a few basic phrases using any source to give you something to play around with.
- Use the language in the setting you care about, or substitute real conversations with mock discussions using a dictionary.
- Pay attention to any ...
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Practical Skills: Projects Help Prioritize
A project can help guide you if you're learning to do or make something.
- Pick something you'd like to make.
- Learn anything you need to build it. This will help you with a rough understanding and is not intended for mastery.
- ...
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Learn A New Skill
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