Tips for self-study and independent research | Andy Konwinski

I’ve spent about a year ramping up on reinforcement learning (RL) and related research topics. Compared to my PhD work at Berkeley, my current research is less focused on publishing and more independent, creating unique challenges and rewards. I want to share some tips for effective self-study and independent research, which are roughly ordered from those targeting early research first to more mature research later. Have fun and good luck with your research and studying. Notes on AI, RL, systems, etc.

I’ve spent about a year ramping up on reinforcement learning (RL) and related research topics. Compared to my PhD work at Berkeley, my current research is less focused on publishing and more independent, creating unique challenges and rewards. I want to share some tips for effective self-study and independent research, which are roughly ordered from those targeting early research first to more mature research later. Write down your goals. Do you want to publish a paper? Contribute to an open source project? Gain experience for a career change? Do you simply enjoy learning? You can list more th

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