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#+title: Learning a new skill often starts from specific places
#+date: "2020-07-08 22:42:47 +08:00"
#+date_modified: "2021-07-19 19:08:26 +08:00"
#+language: en


We often [[id:01459b18-3f30-418e-bd8d-42661d5ea223][Start with wishful thinking]].
Thus, most would start learning with the top-bottom approach (i.e., specific to general topics).

Documenting this process, the core of [[id:af0ccefe-c671-47bf-94f7-62243c805745][Skill-building]] has the following workflow.

- Document your specific example (e.g., a website, a drawing, a 3D scene).
  You can [[id:0dbfee88-cdce-48d1-9a10-23fc12d9bcd5][Refer to advanced resources when skill-building for a solid short-term goal]] to clear your specific example similar to a final proof-reading before you submit your paper.

- Then, try to learn the specific example.
  For a start, you can [[id:b318dc2b-5fa1-48ff-9d33-6fbbdee46a2f][Write down the simplest possible example]].

- For every unknown part of the example, try to understand the underlying concepts.
  If the underlying concept is not yet understood, then dig deeper into understanding the underlying concept of that underlying concept ad infinitum.

- With the tree of to-be-understood underlying concepts, take a peek between each underlying concepts  of various depths until you can easily see the connections between them.

- Work your way up the knowledge tree you've just created until you can reproduce/create the example with your newfound hierarchical knowledge.

The key idea is to [[id:92a10fe2-f4d1-4e5e-b5f4-3779db13a2e5][Create roadmaps to stay on track]].
Normally, we do the above process subconciously but to explicitly write tasks and projects that we want to tackle can lessen the burden.
Migrate notes to org-roam v2 2021-05-04 16:07:40 +00:00			`:PROPERTIES:`
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Update wiki on various topics This update is too large, I made too many notes on stuff. Nonetheless, it is very nice to see progress. I've made note revisions on the following topics: - Learning - Writing - Various Linux-related stuff I've yet to start learning illustration but I'll be starting tomorrow for an update how do I keep in mind with those writings. There are still a lot of things to be processed from the backlog with yet more notes on learning but I keep having those perspectives whenever I practice so ehhh... Better have those than nothing? Furthermore, I've also updated the timestamp format. It is pretty simple to update all of the notes with a couple of `sed` calls. Aaaand, I've also changed the way how the assets stored with the folders only leaving it up for the generated files instead of enforcing it on every note. I create more visual aids and managing them is a pain for each note. This restructuring frees me of that burden. 2021-07-20 11:52:43 +00:00			`#+title: Learning a new skill often starts from specific places`
Update the files for convention Apparently, the convention (at least starting from 2018) is to make the keywords and block names to be in lowercase as stated from one of the following discussions at https://orgmode.org/list/87tuuw3n15.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr/. The files was updated with a one liner of shell. However, this is Emacs and org-mode does have an API to let you do stuff in your config and interact with the documents internally so it is not an elegant solution in any way. 2021-04-01 16:08:15 +00:00			`#+date: "2020-07-08 22:42:47 +08:00"`
Update wiki on various topics This update is too large, I made too many notes on stuff. Nonetheless, it is very nice to see progress. I've made note revisions on the following topics: - Learning - Writing - Various Linux-related stuff I've yet to start learning illustration but I'll be starting tomorrow for an update how do I keep in mind with those writings. There are still a lot of things to be processed from the backlog with yet more notes on learning but I keep having those perspectives whenever I practice so ehhh... Better have those than nothing? Furthermore, I've also updated the timestamp format. It is pretty simple to update all of the notes with a couple of `sed` calls. Aaaand, I've also changed the way how the assets stored with the folders only leaving it up for the generated files instead of enforcing it on every note. I create more visual aids and managing them is a pain for each note. This restructuring frees me of that burden. 2021-07-20 11:52:43 +00:00			`#+date_modified: "2021-07-19 19:08:26 +08:00"`
Update the files for convention Apparently, the convention (at least starting from 2018) is to make the keywords and block names to be in lowercase as stated from one of the following discussions at https://orgmode.org/list/87tuuw3n15.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr/. The files was updated with a one liner of shell. However, this is Emacs and org-mode does have an API to let you do stuff in your config and interact with the documents internally so it is not an elegant solution in any way. 2021-04-01 16:08:15 +00:00			`#+language: en`
Update notes at 2020-07-10 2020-07-10 15:31:18 +00:00

Update wiki on various topics This update is too large, I made too many notes on stuff. Nonetheless, it is very nice to see progress. I've made note revisions on the following topics: - Learning - Writing - Various Linux-related stuff I've yet to start learning illustration but I'll be starting tomorrow for an update how do I keep in mind with those writings. There are still a lot of things to be processed from the backlog with yet more notes on learning but I keep having those perspectives whenever I practice so ehhh... Better have those than nothing? Furthermore, I've also updated the timestamp format. It is pretty simple to update all of the notes with a couple of `sed` calls. Aaaand, I've also changed the way how the assets stored with the folders only leaving it up for the generated files instead of enforcing it on every note. I create more visual aids and managing them is a pain for each note. This restructuring frees me of that burden. 2021-07-20 11:52:43 +00:00			`We often [[id:01459b18-3f30-418e-bd8d-42661d5ea223][Start with wishful thinking]].`
			`Thus, most would start learning with the top-bottom approach (i.e., specific to general topics).`
Update notes at 2020-07-10 2020-07-10 15:31:18 +00:00
Update wiki on various topics This update is too large, I made too many notes on stuff. Nonetheless, it is very nice to see progress. I've made note revisions on the following topics: - Learning - Writing - Various Linux-related stuff I've yet to start learning illustration but I'll be starting tomorrow for an update how do I keep in mind with those writings. There are still a lot of things to be processed from the backlog with yet more notes on learning but I keep having those perspectives whenever I practice so ehhh... Better have those than nothing? Furthermore, I've also updated the timestamp format. It is pretty simple to update all of the notes with a couple of `sed` calls. Aaaand, I've also changed the way how the assets stored with the folders only leaving it up for the generated files instead of enforcing it on every note. I create more visual aids and managing them is a pain for each note. This restructuring frees me of that burden. 2021-07-20 11:52:43 +00:00			`Documenting this process, the core of [[id:af0ccefe-c671-47bf-94f7-62243c805745][Skill-building]] has the following workflow.`
Update notes at 2020-07-10 2020-07-10 15:31:18 +00:00
			`- Document your specific example (e.g., a website, a drawing, a 3D scene).`
Migrate notes to org-roam v2 2021-05-04 16:07:40 +00:00			`You can [[id:0dbfee88-cdce-48d1-9a10-23fc12d9bcd5][Refer to advanced resources when skill-building for a solid short-term goal]] to clear your specific example similar to a final proof-reading before you submit your paper.`
Update note-related notes Specifically about consuming information and note-taking. It is just a simple realization about those things. Quite simple but I think it is a good important reminder for my future self here. 2021-04-30 06:28:20 +00:00
Update notes at 2020-07-10 2020-07-10 15:31:18 +00:00			`- Then, try to learn the specific example.`
Update wiki on various topics This update is too large, I made too many notes on stuff. Nonetheless, it is very nice to see progress. I've made note revisions on the following topics: - Learning - Writing - Various Linux-related stuff I've yet to start learning illustration but I'll be starting tomorrow for an update how do I keep in mind with those writings. There are still a lot of things to be processed from the backlog with yet more notes on learning but I keep having those perspectives whenever I practice so ehhh... Better have those than nothing? Furthermore, I've also updated the timestamp format. It is pretty simple to update all of the notes with a couple of `sed` calls. Aaaand, I've also changed the way how the assets stored with the folders only leaving it up for the generated files instead of enforcing it on every note. I create more visual aids and managing them is a pain for each note. This restructuring frees me of that burden. 2021-07-20 11:52:43 +00:00			`For a start, you can [[id:b318dc2b-5fa1-48ff-9d33-6fbbdee46a2f][Write down the simplest possible example]].`
Update note-related notes Specifically about consuming information and note-taking. It is just a simple realization about those things. Quite simple but I think it is a good important reminder for my future self here. 2021-04-30 06:28:20 +00:00
Update notes at 2020-07-10 2020-07-10 15:31:18 +00:00			`- For every unknown part of the example, try to understand the underlying concepts.`
			`If the underlying concept is not yet understood, then dig deeper into understanding the underlying concept of that underlying concept ad infinitum.`
Update note-related notes Specifically about consuming information and note-taking. It is just a simple realization about those things. Quite simple but I think it is a good important reminder for my future self here. 2021-04-30 06:28:20 +00:00
Update notes at 2020-07-10 2020-07-10 15:31:18 +00:00			`- With the tree of to-be-understood underlying concepts, take a peek between each underlying concepts of various depths until you can easily see the connections between them.`
Update note-related notes Specifically about consuming information and note-taking. It is just a simple realization about those things. Quite simple but I think it is a good important reminder for my future self here. 2021-04-30 06:28:20 +00:00
Update notes at 2020-07-10 2020-07-10 15:31:18 +00:00			`- Work your way up the knowledge tree you've just created until you can reproduce/create the example with your newfound hierarchical knowledge.`

Update wiki on various topics This update is too large, I made too many notes on stuff. Nonetheless, it is very nice to see progress. I've made note revisions on the following topics: - Learning - Writing - Various Linux-related stuff I've yet to start learning illustration but I'll be starting tomorrow for an update how do I keep in mind with those writings. There are still a lot of things to be processed from the backlog with yet more notes on learning but I keep having those perspectives whenever I practice so ehhh... Better have those than nothing? Furthermore, I've also updated the timestamp format. It is pretty simple to update all of the notes with a couple of `sed` calls. Aaaand, I've also changed the way how the assets stored with the folders only leaving it up for the generated files instead of enforcing it on every note. I create more visual aids and managing them is a pain for each note. This restructuring frees me of that burden. 2021-07-20 11:52:43 +00:00			`The key idea is to [[id:92a10fe2-f4d1-4e5e-b5f4-3779db13a2e5][Create roadmaps to stay on track]].`
			`Normally, we do the above process subconciously but to explicitly write tasks and projects that we want to tackle can lessen the burden.`