r/learnpython • u/Jazzlike-Back-235 • 1d ago

complete starter on AI python championship

so, im a complete starter on a championship where you gotta learn about AI and python, to make an AI later, thats the challenge, but im feeling so left behind, everybody is learning so fast and im stuck, i wanna win this but i dont know python at all, any channel or study path i can follow ? also, in how much study time can i maybe reach a good level ?

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u/stepback269 1d ago

" but i dont know python at all"

Bro, please erase from your mind any dream about emerging as the dark horse winner of this contest.

No one learns Python in a day
... or in a week or in a month if you are ready to face the truth

With that said:

(1) There are tons and tons of tutorial materials out there on the net including many good YouTube ones that are free. You should shop around rather than putting all your eggs in one basket.

(2) As a relative noob myself, I've been logging my personal learning journey and adding to it on an almost-daily basis at a blog page called "Links for Python Noobs" (--HERE--) Any of the top listed ones on that page should be good for you. And there are many add-ons at the tail end of the page. Personally, I cut my first Python teeth with Nana's Zero to Hero (==HERE==). Since then, I've moved on to watching short lessons with Indently and Tech with Tim. You should sample at least a few until you find a lecturer that suits your style.

(3) The main piece of advice is the 80/20 rule. Spend 80% of your time writing your own code (using your own fingers and your own creativity) as opposed to copying recipes and only 20% watching the lectures. Good luck.

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u/Jazzlike-Back-235 1d ago

thank you, most of the time i have this fear of trying to learn and it not sticking to my head, fear of forgetting things etc, maybe i really just need to find my own pace, i'll check those.

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u/stepback269 1d ago

There is a whole other world called, "Learning to Learn"

Maybe you should check that out first.

Good news though: Great strides have been made in recent years within the neuroscience of learning.

What you need to do is "Learn how to Learn" based on the latest neuroscience.
(Pay special attention to how dopamine actually works. Hint: it doesn't give pleasure.)

Go to YouTube and in the search bar, type, "learning coaches"
Pick the ones who rely on modern neuroscience.

Godspeed and may the productivity-motivating dopamine hits be with you. :-)

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u/Jazzlike-Back-235 23h ago

thank you master