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notebook/2021-05-14-11-48-20.org

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 #+title: Understanding comes first from memory
 #+date: "2021-05-14 11:48:20 +08:00"
-#+date_modified: "2022-05-22 22:41:10 +08:00"
+#+date_modified: "2022-06-19 13:10:24 +08:00"
 #+language: en
 
 
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 Remember that [[id:114b7874-6a20-49c8-be2c-46970c7110dc][Information is only acquired when you try to make sense of it]].
 The problem could be the lack of time understanding it.
 For one solution, see how my perspective on [[id:af0ccefe-c671-47bf-94f7-62243c805745][Skill-building]].
+
+However, once you applied and understood a topic, this could lead to another perspective into looking at the process of understanding.
+That [[id:47d78835-a519-4e61-b735-858f3eaa678c][Understanding doesn't have to come from memory]].

notebook/2021-07-15-07-25-39.org

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 #+title: Being misinformed is better than being ignorant
 #+date: "2021-07-15 07:25:39 +08:00"
-#+date_modified: "2021-07-15 07:50:49 +08:00"
+#+date_modified: "2022-06-19 13:13:29 +08:00"
 #+language: en
 
 
 - we can see the mistakes that we'll inevitably make when making our first steps;
-  misinformation can be corrected
+  misinformation can always be corrected
 - in rare cases, being misinformed could bring better ideas or other inspirations;
   misunderstood or [[id:c886bc6d-e9dc-4f62-8841-59123236eda0][Failed ideas can be repurposed]]
 - however, as knowledge spreads, so does false knowledge;
-  bringing your misinformed impression can propagate to others and might make a stronger opinion only because most people says so;
-  in cases like those, [[id:b7671178-ceef-4ae7-958f-33d3b57a598e][Ignorance is better than misinformation]]
+  this could bring down your fundamentals and requires a review of the topic;
+  in cases like those, [[id:b7671178-ceef-4ae7-958f-33d3b57a598e][Ignorance is better than misinformation]] when first understanding a topic
 - the spreading of misinformation is also a dangerous thing especially today with the internet making it easier to publish (mis)information

notebook/2022-06-19-11-53-00.org

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+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       a8c6f23f-d642-4cf6-abe2-edcf054f1823
+:END:
+#+title: Does presenting Linux distributions as a single thing proves beneficial for newcomers?
+#+date: 2022-06-19 11:53:00 +08:00
+#+date_modified: 2022-06-19 12:16:54 +08:00
+#+filetags: questions
+#+language: en
+
+
+- see [[id:c64836f4-19db-4da7-8532-4ebacf6c1ed1][How Linux distributions are technically their own operating system]];
+  we'll present two polarizing sides for this question
+- on the side of "Yes"
+  - it can be beneficial as most users see it in a similar way;
+    the newcomers would have to be familiar with the common concepts between the mainstream distros;
+    having presented as a collective single effort makes it easier for communities to communicate between each other
+  - the notion of Linux distros being the same with different configuration does have a grain of truth to it;
+    presenting it as such is not exactly misleading
+- on the side of "No"
+  - if presented as a single thing, the newcomers' expectation can be mislead with the notion that all distros are the same;
+    having explicitly introduced as an entirely different operating system can be an easier time since the user will tend to find more similarities than differences like some sort of [[id:5c603e2c-4dae-465e-abb5-12897ad7466d][Tunnel vision]];
+    this potential problem could be present with the group that expected different but it will be dealt in a different way since they already have an expectation that two Linux distros are different to one another
+  - most users seem to address Linux referring to the overall Linux ecosystem, not the individual operating system, subtleties of languages and all;
+    the Linux distro of choice is still its own bubble and it should be the main focus when presenting a Linux distro
+- overall this depends on how the Linux ecosystem is being presented and the user themselves;
+  this question has explicit focus on *expectation and required technical expertise* for the user;
+  both answers can end the same as it still requires effort from the user

notebook/2022-06-19-11-57-26.org

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+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       05ba4a8a-bb44-42f4-8c72-c17b98cc2818
+:END:
+#+title: Argument structure matters over accuracy when presenting information
+#+date: 2022-06-19 11:57:26 +08:00
+#+date_modified: 2022-06-19 11:57:48 +08:00
+#+language: en
+
+
+- information is infinite and there's only so little we can take;
+  the writers should take note of their target audience with the prerequisite knowledge and the average knowledge ceiling they're willing to take
+- how we take information can change given the same information when structured differently;
+  argument structure matters more
+- one way to present information is to give an overview then slowly breaking the details down;
+  a [[id:05a39f96-fb1c-4d71-9be1-fc4c2e251e8f][Start small and improve later]]-type of ideal
+- while this point is applied mostly for roam:Writing and [[id:0d2264a6-e487-4761-818a-d17d2833120f][Note-taking]] introductory materials, this also works with technical documents with the benefit of being easier to be referenced in the future
+- examples
+  - [[id:d0982ce9-6b39-482a-990c-f333d33a4a2a][CS50x]] is a computer science course presented with this in mind intended for people with absolute zero prequisite knowledge;
+    the introduction to strings in C, for example, is a more specific example of this by presenting them first as another type then later breaking it down as an array (of characters) which is introduced later
+  - [[https://www.youtube.com/c/inanutshell][Kurzgesagt]] is a channel that mostly does this especially given their video format;
+    in fact, they even have a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqn3uy238E][video]] relating to this point

notebook/learning.analogies-are-flawed.org

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+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       0ebe02bf-88fb-498e-a87e-35e09aca4424
+:END:
+#+title: All analogies are flawed
+#+date: 2022-05-22 20:59:30 +08:00
+#+date_modified: 2022-05-22 21:01:24 +08:00
+#+language: en
+
+
+- they are meant only to easily get a rough idea on a foreign topic, a mental model to make some sense
+- due to the different nature of the two objects being compared, you cannot make an analogy that fits 1:1
+- furthermore, oftentimes there are aspects that the analogy ignored for the sake of making a comparison;
+  whether or not the analogy makes more sense will depend what is being discussed and someone could add an insight on the comparison
+- examples
+  + electricity is often compared to water though it often ignored fluid dynamics that will factor differently
+  + HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are often compared to the human anatomy (e.g., HTML is skeletal system, CSS is the outside appearance, JavaScript is the circulatory system), ignoring the inner workings of each system
+- this is useful in writing with [[id:79357d56-74bf-4854-820c-c0ad849f2468][Classic prose]] to set the author's perspective especially if used with household objects or common occurences