On learning difficult things - LessWrong

I have been autodidacting quite a bit lately. You may have seen my reviews of books on the MIRI course list. I've been going for about ten weeks now.…

x On learning difficult things — LessWrong Bonus: Best Essays of LessWrong Scholarship & Learning Practical Frontpage 231 On learning difficult things by So8res 11th Nov 2013 8 min read 47 231 I have been autodidacting quite a bit lately. You may have seen my reviews of books on the MIRI course list . I've been going for about ten weeks now. This post contains my notes about the experience thus far. Much of this may seem obvious, and would have seemed obvious if somebody had told me in advance. But nobody told me in advance. As such, this is a collection of things that were somewhat surprising

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