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#+title: Start small and improve later
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#+date: "2021-05-05 18:06:29 +08:00"
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#+date_modified: "2021-05-09 00:27:43 +08:00"
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#+language: en
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This is a very simple advice applicable on lots of places.
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- In speedrunning, when starting to learn the mechanics of the game, you may want to finish a whole run no matter how bad it is to get the bigger picture.
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This way, you'll know what techniques and tricks you find difficult and improve on it immediately.
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- When learning to program, you can start with solving one coding problem until you're now comfortable to take two.
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Then, with a couple of problems, you're now comfortable to take three and so on.
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- In drawing, one often starts with a sketch with rough shapes and outlines.
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The details may then change in the later phases of the sketch.
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This can make immediate improvements especially when you found out the outcome does not fit with what you've visualized.
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- In learning a new skill, you start from the basic concepts.
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This is to build a foundation for complex topics and flexibility you need to create a solution.
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- In writing, you often start with the outlines of the article or a story.
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You then fill the details for the point or scenario you're writing.
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The point is to reach bigger advancements must come from somewhere even in the smallest amounts.
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There is always on opportunity to improve things.
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On the other hand, this gradual progression also presents itself on other areas.
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- Video games with well-designed tutorials introducing you to the game slowly building up to more complex levels.
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- Applications with well-designed tours [fn:: Also known as an out-of-box experience.] where it present limited aspects of an app enabling you to combine them and create more complex pieces.
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- Programming documentation often involves the simplest examples then letting you figure out how the rest of the stuff works.
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Once you get comfortable with the task you're supposed to do, you're now getting bigger results.
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For an effective start, you can go to [[id:0dbfee88-cdce-48d1-9a10-23fc12d9bcd5][Refer to advanced resources when skill-building for a solid short-term goal]] to gain a 30,000 foot view on the topic and eventually [[id:92a10fe2-f4d1-4e5e-b5f4-3779db13a2e5][Create roadmaps to stay on track]].
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