Episode 137: 131 RR How to Learn

Ruby Rogues

• Episode: Episode 137: 131 RR How to Learn
• Website: Ruby Rogues
• Feed URL: https://feeds.feedwrench.com/RubyRogues.rss
• Duration: 01:38:35
• Published: 2013-11-13 15:00

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)