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Framework for Skill Learning

Posted by michaelshoe on Monday June 23, 2025 @01:00AM
from the self-post dept.

When you learn a new skill, it is important to have a strategy beforehand. I like the framework of STR, or Structure - Technique - Resources. Not sure if anybody would benefit from this but I definitely have, and so want to share here.Structure: Structure is mainly the context, background, and organization of knowledge. It helps point you to what you need to pay attention to. It also lists out...

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Why going "ALL-IN" and over-relying on mental frameworks are bad

Posted by michaelshoe on Friday February 21, 2025 @01:47AM
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Why going "ALL-IN" and over-relying on mental frameworks are 2 forms of shortcut-takingMany people in tech love to talk about going "all-in".They hope to end the battle in one shot.I personally feel that teams that casually talk about going all-in have significant issues.Going all-in can sometimes be a form of laziness.If you have contemplated things thoroughly and decided it is the right way...

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Re:Don't know what problems are worthy of solving. How would you appro... on Friday February 14, 2025 @12:22AM (#43045121)
Great advice!
Re:Don't know what problems are worthy of solving. How would you appro... on Friday February 14, 2025 @12:22AM (#43045119)
I might just do this!

Thanks very much!

Don't know what problems are worthy of solving. How would you approach this?

Posted by michaelshoe on Thursday February 13, 2025 @10:34AM
from the self-post dept.

We've all heard this: Don't create solutions looking for problems. Instead, find a valuable problem first.But pinpointing the right problem is tough.I got stuck at overthinking: what is a worthy problem?Right now, I'm thinking two potential ways out:1. Build and publish as much as possible on any idea crossing mind. I hope this will help increase the surface area of getting lucky.2. Do whatever...

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Re:Ask HN: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Insights Needed for Series A ... on Sunday June 30, 2024 @03:25AM (#40835651)
Just like the right answer to "when should I let this person go?" is the first time the idea of firing him crosses your mind, maybe the right answer to this situation is the same: You should be looking for a new opportunity and move on the first time that idea crosses your mind...

When you think something is off, it usually is... and waiting on it will not change its trajectory.

Re:Life Inside the Busiest Airport [video] on Sunday June 30, 2024 @03:09AM (#40835612)
Interesting. I've always wondered why it is Atlanta, not NYC or Chicago or LA, that grabbed the title of the busiest airport. One thing is that most other large cities have more than one airport... that it's like not totally fair to compare. Another is that Atlanta has Delta Airlines which calls Atlanta home. And also the location of Atlanta has very few competitors in the city's vicinity (250 miles).

Can't believe HBS Online is doing the same thing as indie bloggers

Posted by michaelshoe on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @01:35AM
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The Harvard Business School Online brought in 68 Million USD last year with their online courses priced at 1700 to 2500 USD. Plus they are writing SEO driven articles like this (https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/business-skills-every-professional-needs) just like any bloggers would do but because they are Harvard so their articles got the domain authority to rank really high. And there are lots...

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Re:What MBA Specializations Do T20 Business Schools Provide? on Saturday March 23, 2024 @09:43AM (#39799877)
15 of the top 20 MBA programs provide some sorts of specializations. Yet HBS, Stanford don't. On the other hand Wharton provides 20...

Should this affect people's decisions where to apply to and where to go to? Or it's just the schools trying to differentiate themselves...

Re:Top CEOs have this degree on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @12:46AM (#39688196)
There are definitely assumptions involved in writing this piece:

My definition of "business degrees" were: Business(incl. biz mgmt/biz admin, etc.) + Accounting (11) + finance (5) = 32

"Engineering degrees" were: Everything with engineering in the name of the degree = 23

So for the time being, there are more CEOs with college business degrees than those with engineering degrees. If you separate accounting and finance from business, then the story is reversed.

However, I also did notice that the average age of the CEOs is 60 and the mean is 61; things may have changed now.

It will be interesting to see the backgrounds of some more recent founders of successful startup, etc.

Re:Top CEOs have this degree on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @10:58AM (#39680309)
interactive chart.

check it out.