This post is a solid list of advice on self-studying. It matches the Review criterion of posts that continue to affect my behavior. (I don’t explicitly think back to the post, but I do occasionally bring up its advice in my mind, like “as yes, it’s actually good to read multiple textbooks concurrently and not necessarily finish them”.)
I actually disagree with the “most important piece of advice”, which is to use spaced repetition software. Multiple times in my life, I have attempted to incorporate an SRS habit into my life, reflecting on why it previously failed, and attempting to account for that failure mechanism. But through it all it, I have not gotten it to work for me. Of course, YMMV, and I am excited for people to continue trying to take advantage of the concept of spaced repetition.
But I solidly endorse the other four major pieces of advice in this post.
This post is a solid list of advice on self-studying. It matches the Review criterion of posts that continue to affect my behavior. (I don’t explicitly think back to the post, but I do occasionally bring up its advice in my mind, like “as yes, it’s actually good to read multiple textbooks concurrently and not necessarily finish them”.)
I actually disagree with the “most important piece of advice”, which is to use spaced repetition software. Multiple times in my life, I have attempted to incorporate an SRS habit into my life, reflecting on why it previously failed, and attempting to account for that failure mechanism. But through it all it, I have not gotten it to work for me. Of course, YMMV, and I am excited for people to continue trying to take advantage of the concept of spaced repetition.
But I solidly endorse the other four major pieces of advice in this post.