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lukstafi comments on A Quick and Dirty Survey: Textbook Learning - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: lukstafi 10 March 2013 11:00:36PM *  1 point [-]

Do most of the exercises in a textbook, but seek help when you're stuck, and switch textbooks when you get stuck too often. Challenging exercises are where the deep learning happens. ETA: skip exercises when you "feel" how you would solve them, but randomly check whether this estimate is correct.