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131 RR How to Learn
FromRuby Rogues
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Length:
99 minutes
Released:
Nov 13, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
2:05- Are you born with talent?
5:45 - Valuing effort, not ability
9:20 - Getting into the discomfort zone
13:30 - Do you need talent to become great?
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
24:15 - 10,000 hours research
26:50 - Practice theories
30:00 - Practice by writing small methods
Brian Merick: “Programming with that Disreputable Part of Your Brain” from Rocky Mountain Ruby 2013
Kathy Sierra
35:35 - Developing intuition in programming
41:00 - How to start learning something new (and determine what to learn)
49:30 - Making mistakes
53:00 - Strategies for learning by reading
“Teach Yourself a New Programming Language in 21 Minutes (Or 2-3 Years, It Depends)” by David Brady
72:00 - Memorization
77:20 - “If you want to learn something, give a talk on it”
Picks:
Mastery by Robert Greene (Katrina)
The Five Elements of Effective Thinking by Edward D. Burger and Michael Starbird (Katrina)
So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport (Katrina)
“The First 20 Hours- How To Learn Anything” TEDx Talk by Josh Kaufman (Katrina)
“The Making of an Expert” by Ericsson (Katrina)
Photoreading Personal Learning Course by Paul Scheele (David)
How to be Twice as Smart by Scott Witt (David)
Make the Most of Your Mind by Tony Buzan (David)
Mind Hacks by Tom Stafford and Matt Webb (James)
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (James)
Jam Plus Bluetooth Speaker (Charles)
Lifehacker standing desk (Charles)
Vegasaur (Avdi)
HelloSign and HelloFax (Avdi)
LastPass (Avdi)
5:45 - Valuing effort, not ability
9:20 - Getting into the discomfort zone
13:30 - Do you need talent to become great?
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
24:15 - 10,000 hours research
26:50 - Practice theories
30:00 - Practice by writing small methods
Brian Merick: “Programming with that Disreputable Part of Your Brain” from Rocky Mountain Ruby 2013
Kathy Sierra
35:35 - Developing intuition in programming
41:00 - How to start learning something new (and determine what to learn)
49:30 - Making mistakes
53:00 - Strategies for learning by reading
“Teach Yourself a New Programming Language in 21 Minutes (Or 2-3 Years, It Depends)” by David Brady
72:00 - Memorization
77:20 - “If you want to learn something, give a talk on it”
Picks:
Mastery by Robert Greene (Katrina)
The Five Elements of Effective Thinking by Edward D. Burger and Michael Starbird (Katrina)
So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport (Katrina)
“The First 20 Hours- How To Learn Anything” TEDx Talk by Josh Kaufman (Katrina)
“The Making of an Expert” by Ericsson (Katrina)
Photoreading Personal Learning Course by Paul Scheele (David)
How to be Twice as Smart by Scott Witt (David)
Make the Most of Your Mind by Tony Buzan (David)
Mind Hacks by Tom Stafford and Matt Webb (James)
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (James)
Jam Plus Bluetooth Speaker (Charles)
Lifehacker standing desk (Charles)
Vegasaur (Avdi)
HelloSign and HelloFax (Avdi)
LastPass (Avdi)
Released:
Nov 13, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 7: 007 RR Debugging in Ruby: Panelists Charles Max Wood (twitter github Teach Me To Code) Peter Cooper (site twitter github The Ruby Show Ruby Inside) James Edward Gray II (blog twitter github) Gregory Brown (blog twitter github Ruby Mendicant University) by Ruby Rogues