Yeah, absolutely. I've become so accustomed to the instant gratification loop of "how do I do this -> internet for 2 minutes -> okay got it" that having to actually read papers or docs on something to build an understanding is a real slog for me lately. I think neural plasticity goes both ways and it's a skill that can be built up again, but getting yourself weaned off of immediate answers is pretty tough.
Re:Get better at Googling
by username90 on Friday April 23, 2021 @02:33PM
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Work on problems that are too hard for Google to easily answer and you stop googling real quick.
Re:Get better at Googling
by robben1234 on Friday April 23, 2021 @06:35PM
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Try to solve the problem described by the book or research using your Google skills and once you fail you'll appreciate the resource that gives more insight more. Giving yourself more context to the subject makes things interesting.
If you succeed, what's the point of reading the entire thing then? If it still has something distinct from what you already achieved go the the specific page and read that.
Re:Get better at Googling
by klmadfejno on Friday April 23, 2021 @03:02PM
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Books feel like a really inefficient way to learn how to do a skill imo.
It‘s okay if you are familiar with a tech to look up how this or that can be solved idiomatically / differently / at all, but never taking the time to learn the basics (of Regexes, of Python, Ruby, Javascript and whatnot) will give you superficial knowledge where you can‘t assess a situation, go two steps on your own before you constantly consult stackoverflow.