Re:Ask HN: Where to find people who love to learn?
by minhmeoke on Friday August 05, 2022 @03:20PM
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Other than PhD students at universities (undergrads are often just there for the degree), I'd recommend https://www.lesswrong.com/ , certain subreddits, MOOC platforms like Coursera or EdX, and here on Hacker News (this very thread actually spawned a discourse group: https://discord.gg/WyRBDGgeCG )
A simple heuristic: search for submissions about Zettelkasten, Evergreen notes, spaced repetition, and similar knowledge organization or learning methodologies and tools (Roam Research, Notion, Obsidian, Anki, etc). If someone is sufficiently motivated to write down and study new things they encounter, it's likely that they seriously love to learn.
Certain topics have very vibrant communities and forums, eg: language learning on Reddit, the Busuu community, or HiNative.
Also, consider taking a philosophy (theory of knowledge) class either at a local university or community college if available, or on a MOOC like Coursera or EdX. You might find many intellectually curious people there.
A simple heuristic: search for submissions about Zettelkasten, Evergreen notes, spaced repetition, and similar knowledge organization or learning methodologies and tools (Roam Research, Notion, Obsidian, Anki, etc). If someone is sufficiently motivated to write down and study new things they encounter, it's likely that they seriously love to learn.
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&query=Zettelkasten&sor...
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&query=Anki&sort=byPopu...
https://notes.andymatuschak.org/Evergreen_notes
https://www.reddit.com/r/NoteTaking/#sort=top;t=month
Certain topics have very vibrant communities and forums, eg: language learning on Reddit, the Busuu community, or HiNative.
Also, consider taking a philosophy (theory of knowledge) class either at a local university or community college if available, or on a MOOC like Coursera or EdX. You might find many intellectually curious people there.