Hello peers on Wisdom, This week I came across the idea of optimizing study time across different subjects, frameworks, languages, methodologies, algorithms, and fundamental concepts. My first reaction when learning something new has always been to go straight to YouTube and search for a tutorial. It certainly has great advantages, such as: Animations : They make understanding easier. Code examples : You can quickly grasp simple applications. Comments section : Other users often enrich the video with insightful knowledge. However, there are also disadvantages: Not every explanation is of good quality. Sometimes the video is an hour long, and you just want to know one specific thing. The video ends without the author going deep enough into your questions. Another tool I often use is AI chatbots . They are very helpful when you need a quick answer to a specific question. But the trade-off is: “This AI can make mistakes, so always verify the answers provided.” A great middl...
Hello peers in wisdom, Today I bring to the table the next question. Is any knowledge profitable? Context I am a newbie back-end developer and recently I was studying a pair of low level programming concepts. While doing so, I asked myself "Am I really going to use this? If yes, when? if not... why?" That’s when I realized I was studying simply because it was entertaining. Is that wasting my time? It could be... but what is the purpose of life? Isn't everything we do, in some sense, a waste of time ? I will defined as an inefficient activity. The time my brain will retain the vivid image of those new pieces of information is very short, I am talking about one week max, after that just crumbs of knowledge and a memory of joy for learning something new will remain. It would be better if I applied that knowledge to something practical.... What is the alternative? Some time ago I read a post talking about learning just-in-time JIT. This approach brings numerous benefits t...