[HN Gopher] Learn in Public
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       Learn in Public
        
       Author : Malfunction92
       Score  : 26 points
       Date   : 2021-11-07 18:39 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | kulikalov wrote:
       | Learning in public can't be the fastest way to learn by
       | definition. It takes time to write and publish. It takes A LOT of
       | time to write _well_.
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       | Learn and get paid for it asap. Learn what your
       | client/project/employee needs and everything around it - this is
       | the fastest and most rewarding way.
        
         | chenmike wrote:
         | If you equate "consuming information" with learning, yes you
         | are right that learning in public is more time-consuming than
         | learning in private.
         | 
         | However, there are several studies[1] that show dramatic
         | improvements in retention and understanding from material vs.
         | just studying it. So if you consider retention and
         | understanding to be the goal outcomes of learning, forcing
         | yourself to structure your thoughts about the material enough
         | to communicate it with others has clear benefits to learning
         | rate.
         | 
         | [1] Example:
         | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S03614...
        
         | Supermancho wrote:
         | > Learning in public can't be the fastest way to learn by
         | definition.
         | 
         | What definition are you referring to, because that statement
         | doesn't make sense.
        
       | zz865 wrote:
       | This is why when you search for a solution you get pages of
       | people's blogs who rarely know what they're doing.
        
         | nisa wrote:
         | ...and these posts more than once saved my ass or gave a clue
         | to find a solution or at least gave some context where to look.
        
         | agustif wrote:
         | At least they try?
         | 
         | And share their findings.
        
       | one_off_comment wrote:
       | Counterpoint: Cunningham's Law
        
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