# Overlearning

Date: 2021-07-15 07:29:54 +08:00Date modified: 2021-07-19 19:09:20 +08:00

- when you learn enough, you should move on to the next topic.

- while mastering the topic is great, it shouldn't be done when you first learn about something; it will only impede your progress;

- furthermore, you could've used that time to understand related topics

- for some (myself included), this stems from avoiding rote learning which is associated from bad education; however, realize that Understanding comes first from memory

- for others, this may be an indicator of aimlessness; be sure to Create roadmaps to stay on track and understand how Learning a new skill often starts from specific places

- this could lead into a bad habit of mastering everything

- remember, Most of the work is done from smaller amount of effort; additionally, We are more associative than structured, we can use our intuition to fill in the rest of the details; but be sure to study and review those details for some time

- you can also do some Switching between different topics makes new perspective between learning new topics and mastering the previous ones

## Backlinks

- Learning a new skill often starts from specific places
- Pitfalls and illusions of competence
- Unnecessary optimizations cripple progress
- Overanalyzing slow you down
- Mistakes are where improvement occurs
- Follow the experts in the field
- Look into tutorials with a solid-end goal
- Switching between different topics makes new perspective