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Put some time thinking about these for a short time. Finally rewrote
them with a more linear flow.

notebook/2021-04-06-22-25-17.org

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 #+title: Prefer referencing over remembering
 #+date: "2021-04-06 22:25:17 +08:00"
-#+date_modified: "2022-01-05 22:42:30 +08:00"
+#+date_modified: "2022-04-01 16:26:08 +08:00"
 #+language: en
 #+tags: personal-info-management
 
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ Here are some examples:
 
 - [[https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] and [[https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr][tldr pages]].
 
-- [[id:0efb9c51-3a12-4e5a-9e9b-d48cf4bd53ce][Using the built-in help system of Emacs]].
+- Remembering to use the help system of the tools if available.
+  For example, [[id:0efb9c51-3a12-4e5a-9e9b-d48cf4bd53ce][Using the built-in help system of Emacs]] or [[id:0a0fe63e-dcf3-4928-9e82-5513784c1244][Neovim help system]].
 
 - [[id:ea263f6f-fa8e-4e6d-a585-d30d493d1e3c][Add a desktop search engine for your digital library]].
 

notebook/2021-07-15-07-47-32.org

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 #+title: When starting out, focus on quantity over quality
 #+date: "2021-07-15 07:47:32 +08:00"
-#+date_modified: "2021-07-15 23:45:05 +08:00"
+#+date_modified: "2022-04-03 16:55:53 +08:00"
 #+language: en
 
 
-- when learning a new skill, there is a tendency to overanalyze what is the next move;
-  remember: [[id:03cd9fad-e187-4939-9347-1a034c6efbe2][Overanalyzing slow you down]]
-- to solve against this, it is better to just start, not minding the quality of each piece/project you create
-- when you have a portfolio, you're essentially creating an improved version of your previous works;
-  creating projects can be an iterative process
-- examples:
-  + when starting a YouTube channel, focus more on putting out more videos
-  + when producing music, create more music and publish them
-  + when programming, create more programs of all usability from completely useless to something useful for you
-- more importantly, good sense of skill develops over time;
-  you may as well finish a lot of work from it
-- just like how [[id:60361cab-d006-4572-a7b2-e9dc7e1bc4da][Being misinformed is better than being ignorant]], having mountainous amount of bad ideas can make something better, [[id:c886bc6d-e9dc-4f62-8841-59123236eda0][Failed ideas can be repurposed]];
-- however, being focus on quantity leaves the opportunity to make something stand out
-- furthermore, being focused on quantity for a long time creates stagnation and bad habits start to manifest;
-  to mitigate against this event, you can start focusing on the quality, making [[id:9b669fd4-e04e-43dd-a61e-81dea5ec0764][Deliberate practice]] sessions;
-- beyond that, you can balance the focus between quality and quantity;
-  you can [[id:92a10fe2-f4d1-4e5e-b5f4-3779db13a2e5][Create roadmaps to stay on track]], tracking deadlines to produce reasonable amount of work over a period of time
+When we do [[id:af0ccefe-c671-47bf-94f7-62243c805745][Skill-building]], there can be a tendency to overanalyze.
+Remember: [[id:03cd9fad-e187-4939-9347-1a034c6efbe2][Overanalyzing slow you down]].
+
+The solution to prevent the tendency to overanalyze is simple: just start one.
+It doesn't matter how low the quality is, it serves as a foundation for you to know what could be improved.
+It is pointless task especially if you have absolute zero experience.
+
+Instead of thinking that learning and improving a skill as a linear process jump to a higher level with a more ambitious and over-the-top project, you could think of creating projects as an iterative process improving your grand vision of things with each step.
+For each project you start, it could be the next version towards the realization of your dream project.
+The most important point for this is a good sense of skill improves over time.
+Since time is a (more important) limited resource, you may as well make as many of them as possible.
+With it, you're getting a sense of what is good and bad practice with the previous projects.
+This is especially important as you remember more of your projects early on your journey.
+
+This project-based thinking process can be lent to several situations.
+
+- When starting a YouTube channel, focus on putting out more videos.
+  Over time, you'll know what is good practice for a decent audio and you tend to notice what is a better way of presenting something.
+  A bonus that you might have an audience at that point with the time you might spend overthinking and preparing for it.
+
+- When producing music, create and publish them.
+  Over time, you'll know what is good mixing or good melody with your previous projects especially with the bad pieces.
+
+- When [[id:4b33103b-7f64-4b51-8f03-cac06d4001bb][Programming]], make more programs of varying usefulness.
+  Over time, you'll have experiences building habits on how to solve problems and search effectively for a topic.
+
+- When learning [[id:cd7e8120-6953-44a6-9004-111f86ac52dc][Illustration]], draw more pieces.
+  Over time, you'll know what bad anatomy looks like and effectively improve your visualization to create more dynamic illustrations.
+
+The above situations pretty much assumes that you're doing it from self-learning.
+Just remember that [[id:7382c605-b481-4baa-997a-317f6cb1819c][Self-learning is about responsibility]].
+
+While having more of the lower quality work can be detrimental, [[id:c886bc6d-e9dc-4f62-8841-59123236eda0][Failed ideas can be repurposed]].
+You do have a mountainous amount of bad ideas that could be combined into something better which is nice for ideations.
+
+However, this tendency is without its problems.
+Being focus on quantity on a longer time creates stagnation and bad habits start to stick.
+To prevent as much fallout as possible, put some time for [[id:9b669fd4-e04e-43dd-a61e-81dea5ec0764][Deliberate practice]] and start focusing on quality.
+
+Beyond quantity versus quality, it can be good to balance them.
+Putting some time on quantity means that you can put your muscle memory to good use, almost like [[id:063dfd73-dbf5-437b-b6f1-d7aeca196f31][Spaced repetition]].
+On other hand, it is important to [[id:92a10fe2-f4d1-4e5e-b5f4-3779db13a2e5][Create roadmaps to stay on track]] and put deadlines to create a reasonable amount of work over a period of time.

notebook/2021-07-22-14-24-00.org

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 #+title: Self-learning is about responsibility
 #+date: 2021-07-22 14:24:00 +08:00
-#+date_modified: 2021-07-22 14:24:10 +08:00
+#+date_modified: 2022-04-03 16:56:33 +08:00
 #+language: en
 
 
-- teaching others is an art and a science dealing with the individuality of the students;
-  in a similar way, self-teaching is dealing with your individuality
-- in a sense, it is about responsibility
-- having the discipline to evaluate and criticise yourself, applying all of the [[id:125ca096-9769-465f-b923-ed1fd7956ae0][Learning techniques]] yourself
-- it isn't about learning on your own, either;
-  this is especially true with [[id:9b669fd4-e04e-43dd-a61e-81dea5ec0764][Deliberate practice]] where the main component is feedback;
-  you can learn from others, too, as to [[id:6f9c552f-055b-4238-874e-8608006ce0ca][Communicate with others to learn]] including taking and giving criticisms, passively expanding your view
+Learning can be done for a variety of purposes whether be it for fun, self-satisfaction, career, or academics.
+Self-learning amplifies this purposeful sense but it is more strict in requirement.
+
+It is purposeful in the sense that our learnt lessons will be put to use.
+E.g., learning [[id:cd7e8120-6953-44a6-9004-111f86ac52dc][Illustration]] for the self-expression, make beautiful landscapes, or create the series you've been dreaming about.
+Or you could learn foreign languages because you found a job from abroad that requires you to communicate with others.
+
+Teaching others is an art and a science dealing with the individuality of the students.
+Self-teaching is you dealing with your individuality.
+In a sense, self-learning is more about responsibility than learning in isolation.
+
+It needs more self-control and self-reflection: the ability to criticize yourself constructively, evaluating and correcting those mistakes.
+You need to apply the [[id:125ca096-9769-465f-b923-ed1fd7956ae0][Learning techniques]] for yourself while looking out how you're doing.
+
+Self-learning shouldn't be taken in a literal sense (see [[id:1bdbdcfa-98f9-4d08-a0dc-ad2f1b9b9ec9][Advice shouldn't be taken literally]]).
+Learning in isolation is not a good way to learn either especially that you'll be lacking feedback, one of the most important component for learning.
+You cannot simply have a basis for how far you've reached with [[id:9b669fd4-e04e-43dd-a61e-81dea5ec0764][Deliberate practice]] when you don't have others to compare.
+[[id:6f9c552f-055b-4238-874e-8608006ce0ca][Communicate with others to learn]].