There’s Too Much to Learn - EA Forum
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In general, you want to prioritise learning something when they are: Relevant to your goalProvides high information value (i.e. reduce a lot of uncertainty)Might make you pivot to a new goalTrustworthyUrgentHighly motivating or exciting for youEasy and not time consumingHighly likely to be achievable
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If you are reading a tough-to-understand book, read summaries and reviews of the book instead. It’s possible that this is a more cost-effective way to learn instead of reading the entire book.[1][2][3]
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If you’re new to a topic, a good rule of thumb is to start with a breadth-first approach. There are larger diminishing returns when learning something in-depth.
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- self-education, meta-learning,
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title: There’s Too Much to Learn - EA Forum
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!tags:: #lit✍/📰️article/highlights
!links:: learning,
!ref:: There’s Too Much to Learn - EA Forum
!author:: forum.effectivealtruism.org
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Reference
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Notes
In general, you want to prioritise learning something when they are: Relevant to your goalProvides high information value (i.e. reduce a lot of uncertainty)Might make you pivot to a new goalTrustworthyUrgentHighly motivating or exciting for youEasy and not time consumingHighly likely to be achievable
- No location available
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If you are reading a tough-to-understand book, read summaries and reviews of the book instead. It’s possible that this is a more cost-effective way to learn instead of reading the entire book.[1][2][3]
- No location available
-
If you’re new to a topic, a good rule of thumb is to start with a breadth-first approach. There are larger diminishing returns when learning something in-depth.
- No location available
- self-education, meta-learning,