How To Self Study Technical Things

[@NickWhite]

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[@shadab6335]

Ur discord link has expired Can u update nick?

[@zyn_id]

1. Learn with Understanding, not Volume Consumption 2. Get the angle to be Interested 3. Study of Building Blocks 4. Practice, 10,000 hour rule. 5. Teaching/Communicating

[@Seasonednuts-iv5gd]

Thanks

[@Mutual_Information]

Excellent points. I’d like to add one: read multiple explanations of the same topic. Confusion on a topic can often be due to the specifics of a single explanation. Maybe it’s the specific language used, or it’s reliance on unfamiliar notation.. or the motivation is lightly explained. If you read multiple perspectives, the flaws are likely not common across all of them.. and much of them are eliminated. I study and teach machine learning and this is my go-to strategy. All these head bending concepts - the junction tree algo, expectation propagation, variational inference - weren’t hard to understand once I read 3 or more explanations on it. Also a tip: You can find quick summaries of concepts often at the start of papers which use that concept for something else.

[@408sophon]

This was a huge realization for me. 5 explanations are so much better than 1

[@UziTekk]

This is a big one. Multiple explanations go a long way.

[@ZIeLoPeNation]

2:05 I really like what you said there. I wish I heard that more from others. I’m a novice to this stuff; however, I’ve been reading a ton for hours. It becomes easy to sit for a longevity of time reading as you get further in the content. As I read, I stuck with it even though I would give a few breaks at a time to go back and do it again. But the further I got, the more interested I became and the more excited I got when I was getting closer to my goal. Steps at a time and keep forward. I study java through a book. Reading through it I now, I know basic integers, strings, floating points, and variables. To knowing how to make a single dimensional array to making an array list. I still have to go back and read back what I read already to solidify what I had read previously. But the more that is read it keeps motivating me to keep going.

[@danish7335]

indian start-up is also sponsoring international youtuber

[@cryptoProcharts]

Targeting a global market is the obvious next step.

[@sawyer303]

Haha😂

[@somebodyoulove]

This is really great to watch I’ll be writing a technical exam in 2 months. I prefer saying Practice makes progress and I also prefer watching tutorials before reading. Thanks Nick.

[@alikhansharapat9933]

Recap: 1) Try to be interested in tech thing that you are learning 2) Try to learn prerequisites of these things 3) Try to practice it 4) Try to teach it

[@skrealderlorddude8312]

Great video! I think written material is better for learning technical skills in computer science because it enables the learner to move at their own pace and to easily re read and analyze specific ideas. Videos are usually better for broader ideas, and can give inspiration for studying further.

[@felixc.programs8209]

Great advices here! As a new Tech youtuber and Software Engineer/data scientist myself, I can't thank you enough for motivating me to both swap my career to programming and also start Youtubing. Thanks a lot!

[@muhammadosama5403]

if you put hardwork in something, you start to get interested in it. thats what i think , btw soo soo thanks for the tips it helps soo much , we beginners need more inspirations from people like you

[@Ruin3.14]

This is great, and how I approach studying. For example, when I took a Python class I took it upon myself to research the libs like matplotlib. I have a big interest in mathematics, so I worked on a graphing utility in my own time. Doing personal projects that interest you is the best way to spark your passion around a language.

[@patrioticgrind]

Personally, how I find motivation is tying the goal to your identity. If that goal can significantly improve your self-worth (subjective), then it’ll likely increase your motivation to learn. Thus, motivation has a direct relationship to the size of your goal. Like Steve Jobs say, “the ones who are crazy enough to change the world, usually do.” Hence, dream big!

[@indexOutOfBound]

Loved the way in which Rolling Stones and Calvin Klein where hidden while promoting Scalar.

[@aribrezwan1612]

my guy showed the Ck logo initially, then remembered to blur it 💪🏻💯

[@Ctrl_Alt_Elite]

I don't think there is a debate to be had for videos vs books, it's personal preference. The main focus should be the quality of the content you're consuming. IMO good quality videos take you through example projects but leave room for improvements (and better yet, give you some improvement ideas to attempt). I prefer videos for first-time learning (i.e. just starting a topic/subject) as I think they are excellent primers for terminology and mental concepts. Books are good too if they have good examples, diagrams and exercises but I just find videos easier to consume - they tend to retain my interest for longer. But if I'm really getting stuck in and starting to explore advanced topics, then documentation is the go-to place. If I don't understand something, then (just like Nick says) I have to research prerequisite learning material. Ultimately, I find it easier to learn when someone SHOWS me what I can do, rather than TELLS me what I can do... if that makes sense.

[@swhykto6075]

I try to study with moderation and consistency. Yes sometimes I don't understand what I'm learning. But I try to keep going bit by bit. Trying to find good teachers along the way---VERY DIFFICULT. But I think for me...keep it moving

[@PahugerPuruhitaBaiq]

Thank you and I hope you're doing well, nick.

[@alienedits7883]

Some of my study habits are rewarding myself afterwards, take practice tests, use my own words and take short breaks. Anywho, your videos are always so helpful. I appreciate the time and effort you put on them !:)

[@4115steve]

I have a study habit of changing my study subject to another when I start to feel burnt out. Another study habit that's help a lot is being comfortable. I'm always reclined in a lazy boy recliner when I'm on my computer, I keep the mouse on the arm of the recliner under a towl and the keyboard is in my lap.

[@skharel146]

You forgot to blur Calvin Klein for more than half of the video lol. Thb, its indeed a good video to watch.

[@cris694]

I want to look as you, completely destroyed but increadibly smart on hard ass math-programming topics

[@Cyber_Lanka]

Baggy eyes bro

[@TheRetroEngine]

Did you leave that chair holding open the door to show the light on purpose? Like a design ethic? So much detail.

[@ichoudhury6379]

Thanks, this mean a lot to me.

[@swhykto6075]

Thanks!! I'm new to tech industry...and it can be very confusing.

[@joelmeizer3944]

Hey Nick, what would you recommend is the best programming language to use in the industry? For now I have a good understand of Java and JavaScript, and very brief knowledge of C++, I was thinking about diving into some python but I’m not too sure about the application of Python in the industry. Thanks!

[@joshhitech]

Those were good points. Thanks for the tips.

[@johnrobertdurante2880]

I really like to watch your video about coding..

[@StLouis-bi3fi]

the pythagorean therom was in my OA on codesignal

[@anirbanc88]

hardwork and patience, don't give up, if you fail 5 times, 6th time you will be better!

[@professormarkegan]

This is great, keep up the work, I have just done a video on study habits similar to this. The Key is to learn to love the process of studying. Good luck on your journey - Professor Egan

[@fazerugbrug439]

awesome content keep more of this coming

[@angel-pu7su]

Really nice. Thank you.

[@minsugamaxsalt]

Thanks nick

[@AkshayKumar-xh2ob]

The video has good advice, but there is nothing actionable here. I would have appreciated the video if it contained an example. Like you want to learn computer vision, these are the websites for basic programming, math, then you should do a guided project, these are the places for that, than do your own project, these are the websites where you will find respectable projects, then learn skills to get hired etc etc. Maybe this could be part 2 of this.

[@nishankpriydarshi3984]

scaler🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@ajiteshmishra]

good to see Indian startups are now scaling and targeting international markets

[@thomasnewton614]

Am starting now, don't know anything about programming or coding

[@bandilecele1336]

Make a tutorial video about python's classes and objects

[@slimetimerick]

thank you for this video :)

[@danieladegoke2924]

I just watch a lot of reels and social media content to get me interested

[@korbinschulz2093]

thanks for sharing your techniques with me while i took a shit

[@ebresie]

Like the video. I think I would add: - Everyone tends to learn differently, some learn well by seeing, others by hearing, others by writing, and others by doing...find what way works best - Try to take notes as you go, this is helpful for those liking to learn by "doing" as this causes people to try to comprehend and put down in words (communicate)

[@artur2.043]

I'm just starting my road to tech. I had a question is it possible to write a match case in python for file extensions? and if so how? for example if I I wanted my match case to identify a. ".txt" file how could I do so? I tried case ".txt" print etc but for some reason the computer cannot locate the .txt portion out of a string of lets say filename.txt

[@gnanaeswarm727]

Try using regular expressions or os.path.splitext()

[@artur2.043]

@@gnanaeswarm727 Thanks. I used if/elif instead of the match case. it was a little repetitive but I will learn cleaner ways to condense code with experience.

[@minciNashu]

Study? nah bro, I'd rather watch tutorials on studying.

[@codeoptimal7197]

Nice.

[@aadarshb.k.6883]

Next Steve.

[@paulonokoka]

How do you teach something you are not good at?

[@asdomain4503]

No offense but these are like the most basic and out there method to improve studying

[@butterflyandlandscape7417]

Umm,first of all you < medium programmers, I would say you are in the top 85% of the programmers, after 10years of 'coding' you can 't do a proper hashmap, you can't do easy leetcode problems bro, all are u doing is you memorizing all the problems and solutions and you copy the solution BIT by BIT

[@adityapawan]

Scaler sponsored for a video which is on self study 🤓

[@nibelungvalesti]

Ah, if only it were so easy.

[@Turnpost2552]

Why do you look more and more burnt out after every video. Your stuff is great but come on man take care of yourself.

[@FurankieSama]

Great physicists like sheldon cooper and wolowitz😂😂😂

[@A_Raptr]

looking extra greasy nice video👍

[@SaifUlIslam-di5xv]

Nick, you look so tired. Get some rest mate. The tips were helpful and insightful, tbvh.

[@qurdedu4032]

You are paid by advertising their courses. Actually Most of us know that there are paid courses out there. So wasted my time in another non-sense video.

[@aryandeshpande1241]

No 💵💵💵

[@md-ayaz]

Lol, Indian Scaler is on American Channel. Anyways, if you are not attending live classes at Scaler then you should not enroll in Scaler. Enrolled if you are committed to attending live classes or else you are going to waste your money.

[@mrwhite2894]

Why to much depressed

[@brah9920]

noice

[@clouis906]

Man this guy needs to take a nap

[@saidharshanshan2481]

Nick... Scaler is good for people living abroad. but its crazy expensive for indians

[@emmanuelu]

This dude always looks tired

[@orisaadele5852]

Great video production, Instagram is looking forward to your reply, thank you!