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Re:Ask HN: How to start afresh in a new domain after years o... by subcosmos on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @04:30PM (#15186892)
I went from Astrophysics > Computer Security > Genomics > Alzheimer's research > AI > Medical imaging

The secret? Stop worrying about not being an expert in the area. Be friendly with coworkers and immerse yourself in the new field. You will pick it up, even if the verbage doesn't make sense at first.

While doing this, exercise regularly, since this promotes neural plasticity, which is needed to learn new things.

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Re:Ask HN: How to start afresh in a new domain after years o... by gspetr on Friday September 08, 2017 @01:20PM (#15202152)
> I went from Astrophysics > Computer Security > Genomics > Alzheimer's research > AI > Medical imaging

With half of these jumps I'd be worried about Impostor syndrome.

With all of these? About Dunning-Krueger.

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