Sounds like you could've used a harder course then, if you picked something that suited you, you wouldn't be able to get through it without most of these.
Re:How to do hard things
by allannienhuis on Monday May 20, 2019 @12:25PM
(#19962057)
I _think_ he's saying he learned them, just not at university, or in spite of his time at university...
Re:How to do hard things
by richardriko on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @12:29PM
(#19971725)
What did you achieve ? Where are you now in your professional life compared to your early colleges ?
* Ignore whole craze toward being cool, participating in random competitions, chasing opposite sex
* Keep detailed notes of your days, who did you meet, what did you learned?
* Don't worry too much about acquiring every possible new skills that you come across
* The most important part of the textbook is exercises and that's not because there would be tests. If you really want to learn something, you need to do exercises!
* Write down import concepts you learned, new insights you developed. The process of writing down to explain to someone or yourself improves learning by an order of magnitude.
* Avoid depth-first search. Not every chapter, every book, every subject must be learned in all its gory details.
* Most textbooks are written by people who have little passion for that subject and they just want to show off their expertise. If you think you are wasting time, dump that textbook sooner than later.