Antisuji comments on On learning difficult things - Less Wrong

77 Post author: So8res 11 November 2013 11:35PM

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Comment author: Antisuji 11 November 2013 07:04:01PM 4 points [-]

Which seems related to building skills in the right order.

Personally I find that during study it's sometimes hard to tell the difference between material that is too challenging and material that is difficult but tractable with some effort. That is, I have to put forth the effort either way and it's only afterwards that I find out which is the case.