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		_boffin_ 28 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Learning how to Learn” will be next generation's ... Have you ever checked out Richard Hamming’s book, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn? He also has an amazing lecture series on YouTube from the naval institute up in Monterey based off this book

freefaler 28 days ago [–]

Yes, but they aren't very detailed to a tactical, day-to-day level. He talks more about the strategy, how to choose the problem you're working on and etc...

They are very good, just not that down to earth for regular people.

_boffin_ 28 days ago | [–]

Nice take of it. That makes sense.

Looking forward to checking out what you provided.

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