[HN Gopher] Learn Difficult Concepts with the Adept Method
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       Learn Difficult Concepts with the Adept Method
        
       Author : adamzerner
       Score  : 105 points
       Date   : 2020-11-24 18:51 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | QueensGambit wrote:
       | ADEPT method is like using "Uber for X" to explain an idea. Here,
       | I used ADEPT method to explain the ADEPT method.
        
       | cjhveal wrote:
       | This is actually really good advice. I've tended to try a formal
       | description of something first, in case the other party knows the
       | jargon, but it's been surprising to me how quickly you can shut
       | someone down by throwing words at them they don't understand.
        
       | jakub_g wrote:
       | Never heard about the method before but I've noticed long time
       | ago this is the way that works for me.
       | 
       | When someone starts with definition I get bored. I want to start
       | from example and use case and then I will built a mental
       | formalization on my own. Starting from formalization I just can't
       | be bothered.
       | 
       | You can see the diff e.g. how Wikipedia and Investopedia articles
       | are written.
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       | Each Investopedia article shows an example and repeats some key
       | things multiple times. Whereas trying to learn any economics or
       | maths stuff from Wikipedia is almost impossible. It can only be a
       | reference if you already know the thing and just need to double-
       | check the formula.
        
         | punnerud wrote:
         | This is why I like Jeremy Howard's approach for teaching
         | machine learning. Begin with simple code and examples, then
         | break apart and explain. https://course.fast.ai/
        
       | abalaji wrote:
       | This website's got some great explanations for topics that a lot
       | of people get hung up on. Here's one of their articles on Flux.
       | [1] I was curious how this mental model compares to other ones I
       | had previously encountered and found this article that compares
       | each. [2]
       | 
       | [1] https://betterexplained.com/articles/flux/
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       | [2] https://tomroth.com.au/learning/
        
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       | moallabbad wrote:
       | I am working on a Linear Algebra book [0] and for the most part,
       | I seem to be following this advice naturally without having read
       | it before. It's still in its beginning phase but I am sharing in
       | case you find it interesting.
       | 
       | [0] https://moallabbad.github.io/Intuitive-Guide-to-Linear-
       | Algeb...
        
       | blennon wrote:
       | This is tangential but does anyone have a "better explanation"
       | for topology?
        
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