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https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/05/04/do-the-real-thing/

I LOVE this blog post by Scott Young -- he basically talks about the difference between "Doing The Real Thing" and not.

For ex: Building a web app is doing the real thing. Watching coding tutorials all day is not.

It's a game-changer.

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Lol.. As i was reading this, it felt all those fake activities i have done in the past, came forward and punched in the face.

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Dude sameee lol

It's a rude awakening, but much needed.

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One of the best essays I have read in a while "The Four Quadrants of Conformism" by paulg http://paulgraham.com/conformism.html

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Oo, haven't read that yet. Thanks for the rec Tony!

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I came accross 3 greats ressources this week:

• [Video] How to Win by Daniel Gross: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH1bewTg-P4

• [Podcast] Peter Reinhardt on Finding Product Market Fit at Segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-vfn97QTr0

• [Article] The Adjacent User Theory: https://andrewchen.co/the-adjacent-user-theory/

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https://nabeelqu.co/understanding

I also LOVE this blog post I found on Hacker News.

The author explains what encompases "true understanding" of a subject. And the author provides characteristics & tips you can use to help you understand anything.

Really good stuff

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Great article! Brings to mind concepts of "overlearning" and gnosticism (knowing through direct-experience?):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlearning

I read another article by the same author last week (and have been experimenting with "game loops" ):

https://nabeelqu.co/education

Otherwise:

Do not remain nameless to yourself

https://lettersofnote.com/2015/10/23/do-not-remain-nameless-to-yourself/

How to Run a Live Coding Stream on Twitch using OBS

https://jordanlewis.org/posts/twitch-live-coding/

🍻

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