Re:Ask HN: I'm interested in so many disciplines, but what c...
by sdenton4 on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @01:47AM
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A really important step is getting really good at /something/. Once you've done that, it's much easier to hit a similar level of competence in new areas a bit faster.
A big part of being good at something is really mastering the fundamentals. I tend to think it's possible to turn 'master the fundamentals' into a kind of transferable skill.
Another big part of mastery is pattern recognition, which develops from sheer experience. To some extent, learning to recognize important types of patterns is also a transferable skill.
Re:Ask HN: I'm interested in so many disciplines, but what c...
by iostream24 on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @03:41AM
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No, they won’t pat you on the head, but they may pay you for skillfully managing something that takes cross-trained skills that others, equally competent in the chosen field, lack.
A luthier that can play guitar will make a better guitar, most likely.
No one is going to pat you on the head for learning the basics of a field 10x faster than someone else because the basics have very little value by themselves.
I say all of this as someone who is very curious and likes learning about new things.