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There is an assumption being made here, and that everyone learns in same or similar ways, making it necessary for this sort of content to slowly sink in.

While true, it is not a replacement for a 4 year college, not everyone learns the same way. For me, I can blow through an MIT course at an accelerated rate and retain most of it, but that's because I made a hobby out of meta-learning for a while and really got into effective ways to learn.

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Blowing through most MIT courses is quite an achievement. Can you share any ways to learn that have been particularly effective?

Interesting. Could you elaborate further on how you do this, study techniques for “meta learning” and what you define by “blowing through”? Thanks

I've written about it a few times here, but unfortunately I haven't yet documented it in any great level of detail.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20856742

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16566958

Thanks, I've been interested in meta learning since finding out how powerful SRS systems can be for foreign languages, but I've never seen much similar to what you've written about mental data structures etc. In comparison, I tried Coursera's Learning How to Learn but was so basic, almost something you already would had to have known to complete a college degree in a difficult subject. I'd be fascinated if you ever have a chance to write any more about the C++ 250 concepts etc.

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