Improve notes on learning and writing practices

2020-07-06-03-47-52.org

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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"
-#+date_modified: "2021-06-17 10:45:10 +08:00"
+#+date_modified: "2021-06-18 22:48:11 +08:00"
 #+language: en
 
 
-When starting out to build a skill like programming, 3D modelling, digital art, or cooking, you can look first for expert-created resources.
+Expert resources are often very specific so you'll have a solid idea what you can do.
+This is more helpful if you already have a rough idea as you'll be forming more concrete tasks by the time you refer to them.
 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.
 In programming, you could look for devlogs, highly advanced competitions, fairly popular software projects, or a live coding session.
 You can then store the expert resources and [[id:66337935-420c-40e6-81a6-f74ab0965ed5][Maintain your own digital library]] for future references.
@@ -21,4 +22,4 @@ In fact, it is a bad idea to start learning with the advanced resources.
 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]].
+To prevent this passive consuming, [[id:92a10fe2-f4d1-4e5e-b5f4-3779db13a2e5][Create roadmaps to stay on track]] and don't forget to make [[id:9b669fd4-e04e-43dd-a61e-81dea5ec0764][Deliberate practice]].

2020-07-06-23-55-47.org

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 #+title: Deliberate practice
 #+date: "2020-07-06 23:55:47 +08:00"
-#+date_modified: "2021-05-20 20:34:52 +08:00"
+#+date_modified: "2021-06-18 22:46:46 +08:00"
 #+language: en
 
 
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ You can also [[id:0dbfee88-cdce-48d1-9a10-23fc12d9bcd5][Refer to advanced resour
 With it, identify the top performers in the field and try to make a conclusion on how do they get so far.
 
 You can also put yourself in their shoes as a newcomer.
-Try to tackle a difficult problem, [[roam:Diving head-first with a difficult problem is a good indicator of progress]].
-Beware, [[roam:Diving head-first into a difficult problem makes a bad start]].
+Try to tackle a difficult problem, [[id:12dc8b07-ed8b-46d8-bff0-a38d9f3cb83b][Diving head-first with a difficult problem is a good indicator of progress]].
+Beware, [[id:48cef2ac-a941-463d-a07f-6be8349456ad][Diving head-first into a difficult problem makes a bad start]].

2021-04-07-15-09-24.org

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 #+title: Classic prose
 #+date: "2021-04-07 15:09:24 +08:00"
-#+date_modified: "2021-05-04 20:52:14 +08:00"
+#+date_modified: "2021-06-18 19:50:47 +08:00"
 #+language: en
-#+tags: writing
 
 
-Classic prose is a model of communication with the philosophy of using prose as a window onto the writer's world.
-
-In order to make this model effective, the writer has to keep the guidelines in mind:
+In essence, classic prose represents the following ideals:
 
 - The reader and writer are equals.
 - Only shows the objective reality.
@@ -18,6 +15,7 @@ In order to make this model effective, the writer has to keep the guidelines in
 - Focus on the subject, not the process of studying it.
 
 This model of communication encourages a reader-centric focus on writing without looking down on them.
+Thus, it also encourages engagement with a variety of opinions.
 For example, with the saying "The people of America are getting fatter.", we both know means that the average of the population of America are getting fatter, not every single one of them.
 Just like in a casual conversation, the reader has a rough idea of what they're reading.
 They are reading to see what the writer has to do something about the subject.

2021-05-20-20-17-03.org

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 #+title: Don't get caught in the hype
 #+date: "2021-05-20 20:17:03 +08:00"
-#+date_modified: "2021-05-20 20:25:08 +08:00"
+#+date_modified: "2021-06-18 20:28:30 +08:00"
 #+language: en
 
 
 # TODO: Improve this note
 - a simple advice with a simple reason
-- oftentimes, when a thing caught mainstream attention, it mostly dives into [[roam:Professional narcissism]] on the thing
+- oftentimes, when a thing caught mainstream attention, it mostly dives into [[id:909b4830-72c8-4943-be47-efaf77e40253][Professional narcissism]] on the thing
 - e.g., how this will make you 150% productive, up to 200k members have already registered with this tool
 - not much focus on the what and the why
 - when Roam Research caught up, most focus on the attention of how this make your note-taking improve
-- that said, we do sometimes get caught in it and [[roam:Involuntary attention switch is good for preventing tunnel vision]]
+- that said, we do sometimes get caught in it and [[id:0e2c9eaf-f12a-47b2-9c9c-d1a590db131b][Involuntary attention switch is good for preventing tunnel vision]]

2021-05-20-20-17-36.org

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 #+title: Professional narcissism
 #+date: "2021-05-20 20:17:36 +08:00"
-#+date_modified: "2021-05-20 20:38:46 +08:00"
+#+date_modified: "2021-06-18 20:25:17 +08:00"
 #+language: en
 
 
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ The confusion of the activities of your guild, profession, or field with the sub
   + in film, instead of focusing what movie is about, they boast about the sales or views
   + in media, "cover the coverage", a problem leading to echo chambers
   + in learning, instead of focusing what and why of a note-taking method, they focus on the possible effects of your productivity
+- this could also happen on yourself
+  + in note-taking, you may focus on the number of notes instead of the quality of each notes
+  + in programming, you may boast how the program is fast instead of making sure the program is usable

2021-05-20-20-25-47.org

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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: "2021-05-20 20:33:32 +08:00"
+#+date_modified: "2021-06-18 22:46:45 +08:00"
 #+language: en
 
 
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 - 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
-- beware, [[roam:Diving head-first into a difficult problem makes a bad start]]
+- beware, [[id:48cef2ac-a941-463d-a07f-6be8349456ad][Diving head-first into a difficult problem makes a bad start]]

2021-05-20-20-32-49.org

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 #+title: Diving head-first into a difficult problem makes a bad start
 #+date: "2021-05-20 20:32:49 +08:00"
-#+date_modified: "2021-05-20 20:33:01 +08:00"
+#+date_modified: "2021-06-18 22:46:35 +08:00"
 #+language: en
 
 
 - when learning a new skill, a difficult problem is a bad start
 - it can overwhelming with the amount of steps that you need to take
 - you can mix other problems that doesn't need to be there and difficult concepts essentially comes from understanding the basics
-- this is why you should [[roam:Start small and improve later]] to prevent forming bad habits in the first place
+- this is why you should [[id:05a39f96-fb1c-4d71-9be1-fc4c2e251e8f][Start small and improve later]] to prevent forming bad habits in the first place

2021-06-11-10-57-09.org

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 #+title: Collecting information only feels like progress
 #+date: "2021-06-11 10:57:09 +08:00"
-#+date_modified: "2021-06-11 11:04:44 +08:00"
+#+date_modified: "2021-06-18 20:28:11 +08:00"
 #+language: en
 
 
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ The keyword here is *feels like progress*.
 The most important thing you should know when finding yourself with this tendency is information is only stored, not consumed.
 [[id:114b7874-6a20-49c8-be2c-46970c7110dc][Information is only acquired when you try to make sense of it]].
 
+Collecting information is like going to a gym, reading all of the articles and books about working out, and simply stopping at that.
+You've been hanging out in the gym for a year and yet, your body is the same as last year.
+On a personal level, this is reaching into [[id:909b4830-72c8-4943-be47-efaf77e40253][Professional narcissism]].
+
 Nonetheless, it is still useful if we can control our resource-collecting tendencies.
 One of the simplest ways to reduce this is to [[id:810dc8b6-db64-4c80-a0aa-f9e6d5fa4acf][Create an inbox to store your thoughts]].
 Or rather, an inbox of resources that you'll have to filter later.