Peter Chung

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A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over with a working simple system. – John Gall
How I Read
ultradian cycles involve alternating periods of high-frequency brain activity (about 90 minutes) followed by lower-frequency brain activity (about 20 minutes).
Why Working in 90-Minute Intervals Is Powerful for Your Body and Job, According to Science | Inc.com
people go through ultradian cycles whenever they get some shuteye
Why Working in 90-Minute Intervals Is Powerful for Your Body and Job, According to Science | Inc.com
[Chains of habit are] too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken
How I Build Learning Projects — Part II | by Robert Chang | Medium
One strategy to effectively sharpen your skills is to directly practice and apply that skill on the job.
How I Build Learning Projects — Part II | by Robert Chang | Medium
the idea is to link behavior that you need to do with a behavior that you want to do.
How I Build Learning Projects — Part II | by Robert Chang | Medium
The act of pre-committing to a specific action at a specific time and a specific place is a goal-setting technique called Implementation Intention.
How I Build Learning Projects — Part II | by Robert Chang | Medium
With those contexts in mind, I will go beyond what I have written down on Github and highlight the habits and routines that I practiced throughout the project
How I Build Learning Projects — Part II | by Robert Chang | Medium
, the reward you get from completing the action must be satisfying to satisfy the craving
How I Build Learning Projects — Part II | by Robert Chang | Medium
the action or response needed to fulfill the craving must be very easy to perform
How I Build Learning Projects — Part II | by Robert Chang | Medium
make the cues that remind you about the habit extremely obvious
How I Build Learning Projects — Part II | by Robert Chang | Medium
cue, craving, response, reward
How I Build Learning Projects — Part II | by Robert Chang | Medium
The pursuit of excellence is never just achieved through will powers, it is also supported by well-designed habits and routines.
How I Build Learning Projects — Part II | by Robert Chang | Medium
if you are not yet confident in your ability to source your own learning materials, be sure to solicit feedback from friends or coworkers who are knowledgeable on the subject.
How I Build Learning Projects — Part I | by Robert Chang | Medium
a new github repository
How I Build Learning Projects — Part I | by Robert Chang | Medium
For most of my learning projects, I usually spent about 2–3 weeks sampling materials until I develop a curriculum that I feel excited about.
How I Build Learning Projects — Part I | by Robert Chang | Medium
The key here is to set concrete, time-bounded, measurable goals. i.e. I can check exactly if I have achieved what I set out to do by a specific deadline.
How I Build Learning Projects — Part I | by Robert Chang | Medium
develop a curriculum
How I Build Learning Projects — Part I | by Robert Chang | Medium
she would need to set milestones to make sure students are held accountable
How I Build Learning Projects — Part I | by Robert Chang | Medium
She has to define learning objectives for her students first.
How I Build Learning Projects — Part I | by Robert Chang | Medium
When thinking about what skills to master, focusing on transferable skill
How I Build Learning Projects — Part I | by Robert Chang | Medium
Adjacent disciplines not only help you to transition into new areas, but it also helps you to connect related knowledge together.
How I Build Learning Projects — Part I | by Robert Chang | Medium
mastering the core concepts associated with a workflow
How I Build Learning Projects — Part I | by Robert Chang | Medium
A common mistake for skill building is to focus too much on the tooling and not the workflow underneath it
How I Build Learning Projects — Part I | by Robert Chang | Medium
You make yourself rare by combining two or more “pretty goods” until no one else has your mix.
How I Build Learning Projects — Part I | by Robert Chang | Medium
1. Become the best at one specific thing. 2. Become very good (top 25%) at two or more things.
How I Build Learning Projects — Part I | by Robert Chang | Medium
Think of yourself as a machine operating within a machine and know that you have the ability to alter your machines to produce better outcomes
How I Build Learning Projects — Part I | by Robert Chang | Medium