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How I learn

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Prerequisite concepts

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Notion of continuous self improvement Carol Dweck | John Medina

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Know your style of learning

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Perception of progress

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Self-determination & motivation

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Be willing to be stupid Literature

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Hard vs soft skills or ABCs vs Three R's

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Find a mentor Literature

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When you start

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Define some goals

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Set deadlines

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Create challenges

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Strategies to improving skills

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Small steps

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Find the sweet spot Literature

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Mistakes & Successes Literature

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When you get stuck, shift Literature

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Do things now

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Self study

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A few minutes every day

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First thing in the morning

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Create a routine

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Books

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Refactoring a week

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Online courses

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Videocasts

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Podcasts

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Weekly email newsletters

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Last thing at night

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Other styles of learning

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Community events

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Investment Friday's

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Study groups

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Pairing

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Mentoring & teaching

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Workshops

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Getting feedback

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Writing blog posts

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Book club John Barton | Rob Jacoby

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Tools

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Dash

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Notes in Markdown

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Pomodoro

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Detailed commit messages github.com/danyadsmith/demo

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Todoist

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Twitter or Revisit.io (new Delicious)

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Couple more things

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Good night sleep

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Taking notes

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When things don't go to plan

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This is a marathon, not a sprint