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Learning to Learn

(kevin.the.li)
320 points jklm | 4 comments | 22 Oct 24 00:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.642s | source
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setgree ◴[22 Oct 24 14:34 UTC] No.41914724[source]▶
Something from Andrej Karpathy on learning that stuck with me [0]:

> Learning is not supposed to be fun. It doesn't have to be actively not fun either, but the primary feeling should be that of effort. It should look a lot less like that "10 minute full body" workout from your local digital media creator and a lot more like a serious session at the gym. You want the mental equivalent of sweating. It's not that the quickie doesn't do anything, it's just that it is wildly suboptimal if you actually care to learn.

[0] https://x.com/karpathy/status/1756380066580455557?lang=en

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1. cynicalsecurity ◴[22 Oct 24 14:42 UTC] No.41914797[source]▶
Judging from his name, he has been struck with post-soviet spirit of doom and gloom.
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2. throw_pm23 ◴[22 Oct 24 14:53 UTC] No.41914885[source]▶
Doesn't make it less true though.
3. sofixa ◴[22 Oct 24 15:05 UTC] No.41915010[source]▶
He was born in '86 in Slovakia, so he probably doesn't remember much of the late communist and early post-communist times.
4. danielmarkbruce ◴[22 Oct 24 17:21 UTC] No.41916468[source]▶
He's also been struck with 10-100s of millions of dollars, an insanely successful career, and a good nature.