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#+title: Diving head-first with a difficult problem is a good indicator of progress
#+date: "2021-05-20 20:25:47 +08:00"
#+date_modified: "2021-07-22 18:06:45 +08:00"
#+language: en


- a difficult problem is to [[id:01459b18-3f30-418e-bd8d-42661d5ea223][Start with wishful thinking]]
- when starting to learn, diving into problems are often seen as a bad thing
- it is essentially like trying to learn to swim on an ocean
  + it could be effective if we have a lifeguard
- this sink-or-swim mentality can be great if we're to make a difficult problem as our model for progress
- for example, if you're trying to learn 3D modelling by recreating a massive landscape, you can start with it as an initial exercise
- at first try, it will fail but you can retry maybe next month to see how well you improve;
  this goes well with consistency as [[id:adefcd38-46a8-4c9c-b609-9d3393b074d0][Consistency over time creates more progress]]
- a difficult problem can give us a clear indication of our progress
- contrast this to learning by starting with the simplest possible example
- in some capacity, we already have been doing this since we have an idea of what we want to do
  + a lot of our inspirations tend to be people with advanced levels;
    we tend to [[id:7f73f745-8ce0-4a02-b454-1b7c57b1e202][Follow the experts in the field]]
- beware, [[id:48cef2ac-a941-463d-a07f-6be8349456ad][Diving head-first into a difficult problem makes a bad start]]
Create entries on potential traps on learning Ehh... Why I didn't think of those things but here we are. They are going to stay for a little while. Also, there's a slight shift in how I want use my wiki now. Instead of trying to craft every note into a set of evergreen notes. While Andy Matuschak's notes are very practical, it also focuses too much on crafting evergreen notes (a bit too much). Or maybe that was just my impression? Either way, I'll let some of my thoughts to drift if it able to link somewhere in the notes. I think I'm getting the point of Luhmann's original use of Zettelkasten as a research partner. 2021-05-20 13:58:54 +00:00			`:PROPERTIES:`
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			`#+title: Diving head-first with a difficult problem is a good indicator of progress`
			`#+date: "2021-05-20 20:25:47 +08:00"`
Update the notebook The topics I've covered so far for Linux, package managers, archiving, and learning. I also updated some formatting for other notes especially with the command line references. 2021-07-29 15:26:51 +00:00			`#+date_modified: "2021-07-22 18:06:45 +08:00"`
Create entries on potential traps on learning Ehh... Why I didn't think of those things but here we are. They are going to stay for a little while. Also, there's a slight shift in how I want use my wiki now. Instead of trying to craft every note into a set of evergreen notes. While Andy Matuschak's notes are very practical, it also focuses too much on crafting evergreen notes (a bit too much). Or maybe that was just my impression? Either way, I'll let some of my thoughts to drift if it able to link somewhere in the notes. I think I'm getting the point of Luhmann's original use of Zettelkasten as a research partner. 2021-05-20 13:58:54 +00:00			`#+language: en`


Update learning-related evergreen notes 2021-06-21 02:53:32 +00:00			`- a difficult problem is to [[id:01459b18-3f30-418e-bd8d-42661d5ea223][Start with wishful thinking]]`
Create entries on potential traps on learning Ehh... Why I didn't think of those things but here we are. They are going to stay for a little while. Also, there's a slight shift in how I want use my wiki now. Instead of trying to craft every note into a set of evergreen notes. While Andy Matuschak's notes are very practical, it also focuses too much on crafting evergreen notes (a bit too much). Or maybe that was just my impression? Either way, I'll let some of my thoughts to drift if it able to link somewhere in the notes. I think I'm getting the point of Luhmann's original use of Zettelkasten as a research partner. 2021-05-20 13:58:54 +00:00			`- when starting to learn, diving into problems are often seen as a bad thing`
			`- it is essentially like trying to learn to swim on an ocean`
			`+ it could be effective if we have a lifeguard`
			`- this sink-or-swim mentality can be great if we're to make a difficult problem as our model for progress`
			`- for example, if you're trying to learn 3D modelling by recreating a massive landscape, you can start with it as an initial exercise`
Update the notebook The topics I've covered so far for Linux, package managers, archiving, and learning. I also updated some formatting for other notes especially with the command line references. 2021-07-29 15:26:51 +00:00			`- at first try, it will fail but you can retry maybe next month to see how well you improve;`
			`this goes well with consistency as [[id:adefcd38-46a8-4c9c-b609-9d3393b074d0][Consistency over time creates more progress]]`
Create entries on potential traps on learning Ehh... Why I didn't think of those things but here we are. They are going to stay for a little while. Also, there's a slight shift in how I want use my wiki now. Instead of trying to craft every note into a set of evergreen notes. While Andy Matuschak's notes are very practical, it also focuses too much on crafting evergreen notes (a bit too much). Or maybe that was just my impression? Either way, I'll let some of my thoughts to drift if it able to link somewhere in the notes. I think I'm getting the point of Luhmann's original use of Zettelkasten as a research partner. 2021-05-20 13:58:54 +00:00			`- a difficult problem can give us a clear indication of our progress`
			`- contrast this to learning by starting with the simplest possible example`
			`- in some capacity, we already have been doing this since we have an idea of what we want to do`
Update the notebook The topics I've covered so far for Linux, package managers, archiving, and learning. I also updated some formatting for other notes especially with the command line references. 2021-07-29 15:26:51 +00:00			`+ a lot of our inspirations tend to be people with advanced levels;`
			`we tend to [[id:7f73f745-8ce0-4a02-b454-1b7c57b1e202][Follow the experts in the field]]`
Improve notes on learning and writing practices 2021-06-18 16:38:48 +00:00			`- beware, [[id:48cef2ac-a941-463d-a07f-6be8349456ad][Diving head-first into a difficult problem makes a bad start]]`