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zedzed comments on Good books for incoming college students? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: zedzed 06 July 2014 09:56:05AM *  6 points [-]

Robin Hanson recently quoted this book. It summarizes the most effective learning strategies (and was written by a pair of cognitive scientists who just spent a decade studying optimal learning). It should come with a disclaimer that (contrary to what most people will tell you), college isn't about learning, so if you just go there to learn but not jump through the other hoops, things will end badly (relevant Quora answer, SMBC, lecture; the lecture is imperfect, but still valuable).

I also found HPMOR useful when I was in college.

Comment author: MathiasZaman 06 July 2014 10:19:04AM 1 point [-]

I also found HPMOR useful when I was in college.

I came in this thread to suggest HPMOR. If I had read that before I went to university my life would have looked significantly differently. I think it's the easier material to recommend to show the scope of your decisions in college.