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#+title : Refer to advanced resources when skill-building for a solid short-term goal
#+date : "2020-07-06 03:47:52 +08:00"
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#+date_modified : "2021-06-17 10:45:10 +08:00"
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When starting out to build a skill like programming, 3D modelling, digital art, or cooking, you can look first for expert-created resources.
For example, when starting out to 3D model, you can look for speedsculpting videos or a competition that involves many talented people in the industry.
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In programming, you could look for devlogs, highly advanced competitions, fairly popular software projects, or a live coding session.
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You can then store the expert resources and [[id:66337935-420c-40e6-81a6-f74ab0965ed5 ][Maintain your own digital library ]] for future references.
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The purpose of this is twofold: to serve as a solid short-term goal (as indicated by the title) and to create inspirations for your future projects.
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If you [[id:fdf9e3eb-02c5-47a6-b586-e71a5c92d01a ][Look for live sessions as another form of examples ]], the inspirations are especially great as you watch the actual process unfold.
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Of course, this does not entirely replace looking out for beginner-friendly resources and communities as an entryway.
In fact, it is a bad idea to start learning with the advanced resources.
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Beware, this could lead into actively consuming just the resources without the practice.
Remember, [[id:114b7874-6a20-49c8-be2c-46970c7110dc ][Information is only acquired when you try to make sense of it ]].
[[id:6b0e6b75-410f-42a3-8921-bcc4589b2d2a ][Collecting information only feels like progress ]].
To prevent this passive consuming, [[id:92a10fe2-f4d1-4e5e-b5f4-3779db13a2e5 ][Create roadmaps to stay on track ]].