Ask HN: Does anyone else struggle with procrastination when learning something?

Re:Ask HN: Does anyone else struggle with procrastination wh... by mavsman on Saturday October 26, 2019 @08:41PM (#21367207)

Amen to the team/peer accountability stuff. It just so happens that I'm in a similar situation with wanting to learn D3. Email me at bradydowling at Gmail if you want to chat and we can come up with some kind of plan for learning together or holding each other accountable.

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Re:Ask HN: Does anyone else struggle with procrastination wh... by flyGuyOnTheSly on Saturday October 26, 2019 @08:50PM (#21367255)

I just might shoot you an email tomorrow!

(Winding down for the night now and don't want to open it up again...)

I have decided to plunk myself down and watch this youtube video in it's entirety over the next week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8V5o2UHG0E

I have had great experiences learning through freecodecamp in the past, and am thinking that perhaps the onslaught of a 13 hour video and a creeping progress bar might make it easier to digest.

The first 10 minutes have been great so far, and the comments are really encouraging.

Also finding this page was a real lifesaver https://github.com/d3/d3/wiki/Tutorials

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Re:Ask HN: Does anyone else struggle with procrastination wh... by mavsman on Friday November 08, 2019 @08:00PM (#21488707)

I'm curious how you've been doing since then. I've been dabbling a little bit but I haven't found a really good guide or documentation.

I feel like most guides or tutorials are outdated or incomplete and it seems like documentation isn't very detailed. I think I understand the basics (create or select an SVG, add elements to it, apply attributes, etc) but lots of functions still leave me wondering what they do exactly and how I can change them to meet my needs. Curious what your experience has been and if you have any projects to show off.

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