Self Education
A Simple System to Learn Anything Faster
Why Learning Faster Is Not About Intelligence For a long time, I thought some people simply learned faster without any system at all. They were just smarter. There was no other explanation. It seemed logical. Some people could understand concepts in minutes, while others needed days, weeks, and some never really learned them at all. […]
Why Information Alone Doesn’t Lead to Learning
Why Having Information Is Not the Same as Learning I have no doubt about it. We live in a time where information is instantly available. We can search for almost anything and get an answer in seconds. That has completely changed how we access knowledge. However, the problem is that access is not the same […]
Notes on Teaching Yourself in a Broken System
Learning Outside the Official Script Why is teaching yourself necessary? At some point, you realize that the educational system is not designed for you to think independently, but to fit in. You complete assignments, memorize information, pass exams. That’s it. Rarely are you taught how to learn on your own, or how to pursue what […]
Why Side Projects Teach More Than Formal Education
What Side Projects Teach That Formal Education Cannot Formal education is designed to give you fundamentals. And that has value. But with everything I have learned over the years, I can say it rarely simulates the real complexity of building something from scratch. In a side project, there are no prepared answers. If something fails, […]