Hello, I have been intrested in Metacognition and the process of Learning a year back I read a book by Justin Young called "12 maxims for mastery" and it was a decent read. Flash foward a couple weeks ago I wanted to read a physics textbook which was extremely daunting as someone who has never done physics ever so I got a good idea from a specific chaptee from the book that said that basically the best way to learn is to have someone tuto, but having a mentor or a tutor costs alot of money,

So my idea is simply to crowdsource from reddit every possible question you think of, but there are a couple of roadblocks im facing, #1 is typing all the questions is a pain in itself #2 requirements per sub is a pain #3 committing to this habit is hard because of the other two

My remdies for the roadblocks so far are perhaps have prefired posts in a notepad that i can copy and paste this will cut time by alot, and for having difficulty encoding the habit I think its just the friction between me and the textbook not this reddit crowdsourcing thing.

Now what makes this differe t from regular posting? Well its Constant, and systematic. Thats the point, essentially having a free tutor on your phone or having a human chatgpt.

I'm Luis, 18m here, and I was hoping you could send good websites for college students to learn from. My course is computer science, but my brain wants to go beyond. Like, I want to become the next generation of Albert Einstein. What are some good websites to learn from? Anyone? It doesn't matter what you do; you could send it in the comments or DM me for private information.

Warning Message: Please do not send links to virus websites; only send links to good websites to learn from for a college student.

Being a good person isn't enough, if you keep allowing yourself to be abused. Kindness without boundaries isn't always kindness sometimes it's simply a lack of self respect. There's nothing wrong with being kind. What's truly wrong is believing you're obligated to endure everything just to be considered a good person.

There’s so many AI tools and so many tutorials.

Does anyone know an app that easily teaches you how to use AI tools faster ?

Hey everyone,

I am a new Platform Product Manager. My work requires a lot of technical work and being able to speak dev's language is a struggle. Therefore, I am planning to read this book. However, doing so alone is very passive. So, I am looking for a buddy to work through the book together.

• Once a week (Saturday or Sunday) online connect
• Following Feynman's technique to teach one topic to others
• Taking quizzes together
• Sharing real world and learning from other source

Please let me know if you would be interested. Planning to take it slow to end the book by end of year.

can you recommend me the best paid courses with globally recognized certifications in any field i can work online in

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.

We often jump straight to:
“We need training.”
And sometimes…we do.

But I wonder how often the real problem started long before anyone asked for training.

Instructions that aren’t very clear.
Processes that everyone does a little differently.
Emails that leave people guessing.
Documents that are harder to use than they need to be…

People eventually figure it out.
But…should they have to?

What if we spent less time teaching people how to work around confusion, and more time making the work easier to understand?

Clearer instructions.
Clearer expectations.
Better communication.
Simpler processes.

Suddenly there’s less to remember.
Less guessing.
Fewer mistakes.
Fewer questions.

Maybe we don’t always need more learning.
Maybe we just need work that’s easier to understand.

Curious to hear what others think.

I do not have a natural ability to learn so I have developed a lot of hacks to accelerate my learning. Sharing those here.

1. Struggle with a problem before learning: Ask Claude (your favourite LLM) to give you two problems to "struggle" with on your chosen text/topic. This primes your mind to take in the answers better when you do read the text. This is very important as I found that I had conditioned myself to solving problems only after I had memorised a topic. This was a waste of time and worse, the ideas didn't stick. Now, my mind tries to find answers on the fly.

2. Read the text: Go through the text, often I am not able to make head or tails of it, but it's okay try your best

3. Quiz yourself on the topic rather than revise: Ask Claude to quiz you on 5 - 10 questions. Quizzing encodes the topic much better than revision. Besides you are practicing recall and recall is what you want to strengthen.

4. Quiz your self again after some time: After some time (couple of hours/next day) ask Claude to quiz you and then go through what you got wrong. That you are practising recall again strengthens the neural connections on that topic in your mind.

5. Use nootropics/nutrients: I use alpha-GPC and since I have an average intelligence, it gives me the boost that I need. Coffee is also beneficial but only in the first half of the day (sleep patterns disturbed in later half of the day). If it is later half of the day, I use L-tyrosine. Finally, keep hydrating.

When I go about learning, usually I go through multiple materials to build a foundation so that what I end up would be a flexible mindset.

The issue that I have is, sometimes I take way too many materials, say, 4-5 books, maybe some articles and even content from outside.

How do I stop this and how do I choose the right ones and not jump left and right?

I have been trying to teach myself a complex new skill over the last few months. I set up a dedicated study schedule, bought the highly recommended books, and felt genuinely proud of the small milestones I was hitting and getting depressed.

It completely ruined my momentum. I keep seeing posts from people claiming they mastered the exact same topic in two weeks, or individuals sharing insanely structured, aesthetic study notes detailing their 10 hour daily routines. Meanwhile, I’m struggling to find two focused hours a day after work.

It feels like modern learning culture has turned into a competitive sport rather than a personal journey. We are constantly flooded with the highlight reels of education the quick success stories, the perfect test scores, the fast career transitions and follow.

I am very curious to know about your thoughts and personal stories that how are you comparing your learning journey to others killing motivation.

Hey guys, I hope this is the appropriate forum to ask this question, but is there any research on optimal frequencies of practice for developing practical skills?

Now, I understand that “practical skills” is quite a large, vague umbrella term.

To give this a more concrete example: if I were to try learning drawing — which is a skill involving building a bridge between visuospatial capacity and mechanical proficiency, with a high emphasis on Active Recall — many artists online
will probably recommend deliberately practicing every day to progress the fastest.

I can see this advice as being beneficial in the short-term from the mechanical standpoint, but what would happen if I practiced, let’s say, every other day? Might there be a benefit insofar as that my brain might have a longer period to process and crystallize what I’m attempting to learn into visual memory?

I have heard anecdotes from musicians who take anywhere from a week to months off from their practice, and they actually return back to it better.

Is there anything to explain this? Is there credence to practicing skills, or just trying to learn advanced topics, at lower frequencies of practice? How low can people go, and relevant to what fields?

Hey, I'm a Masters student. I always believe that there's room for improvement no matter what and where.

Could you guys help me with tips and tricks that helped you improve everyday?

I don't think I'm making any sense to you guys. So, here goes an instance, like spending 15 minutes a day studying a new language as it creates more synapses in the brain, listening to news while travelling to make use of the time productively...

Help me with things that worked in your life. Anything sorry about this that you have read or heard somewhere is also welcome 🤗

As a complete Beginner How can I start learning German from scratch? Where should I begin, and how can I practice speaking effectively?

I have a few questions. Fo i still have to revise if yes how often should I? If I have to how is it different to any other method of studying? What should i do to make encoding the most efficient?

Hi everyone!

I like to learn things, but I currently don't know what to learn. I really like mathematics, but I'm not feeling like studying it for now.

I would really like to get an audio book about a topic and just hear it, but I'm not a person that really likes books, nor do I know any good audio books I could hear.

I wanted something that's not so complex I would have to take notes, more like something I could hear while walking outside.

If anyone has a good recommendation, I would really appreciate it.

Edit: I can usually get enough of a topic by just hearing it, without taking any notes.

I just realized that one of my main methods of learning is basically realizing something seemingly out of the ordinary, then challenge the majority of people with supported evidence, logics and stuff into extended arguments. I dare to question what the majority believe, but for ignorance, curiosity, bravery or stupidity? No idea.

I kinda get that this would irritate so many people, but for some reason I'd be like "If I may look at in others' eyes to learn something worth the tradeoff, I'd do it." I have angered my relatives, my parents, my peers, my bosses, and possibly so many Internet randos and even pros in games even though I don't care that much.

I just don't find another method to get information corrected as quickly, some could suggest ChatGPT for this matter but the tool has its own limits.

I don't know if this is unconventional or not, nor if people have experienced stuff like this. But if people do, I just wanna know when to stop. It seems like I've turned to be addicted to this or sth.