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Anonymous at Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:55:44 UTC No. 16584980
I would really like to know if there are any general tips on meta-learning or on how to learn topics faster in principle. I'm particularly interested in this for abstract topics like math proofs. Do you have any general tips or could describe your approach to learning faster?
Garrote at Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:04:58 UTC No. 16584989
Sit your ass on the chair and study.
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:08:58 UTC No. 16584993
>>16584989
I know that, but there still might some nice tricks to the game.
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:14:00 UTC No. 16585000
>>16584980
If I want to learn something, I find the best textbook on the topic and go through the whole thing.
The key is to find the good books. Nothing beats a topic laid out in detail from a true expert in the field. Except maybe actually attending a class from said experts.
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:24:30 UTC No. 16585009
>>16584989
This but also, there's value to periodically taking breaks. Some of my best proofs have come to me when I go take a walk. The mind limbers up a fair bit if you let it relax
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:30:23 UTC No. 16585021
>>16585000
Can confirm, 1 book/paper/resource is better than 99% of stuff out there to learn something.
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:32:36 UTC No. 16585025
>>16585009
Get the same effect after sleeping. Thinking about the problem all day long and suddenly the next day after a good sleep the solution randomly pops up.
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:36:41 UTC No. 16585032
>>16584980
Copy and paste the formulas from the book to your notebook and eventually you will learn. I don't know why it works, but it does.
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Feb 2025 18:25:33 UTC No. 16586947
>>16585032
>Copy and paste the formulas from the book to your notebook and eventually you will learn. I don't know why it works, but it does.
A.K.A The asterisk method:
>How to learn mathematics
http://www.topology.org/tex/conc/ma
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:06:01 UTC No. 16587327
>>16586947
Oh nice link, thx