If somebody prefer a book instead, one of the recommended books for this course ... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

dmacjam on Jan 2, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: How to learn new things better?

If somebody prefer a book instead, one of the recommended books for this course is book [1] Make it stick: The science of successful learning. The book is written by several cognitive scientist and it contains many useful tricks about learning. Here you can find a short summary containing main ideas of the book [2].

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Make-Stick-Science-Successful-Learnin...

[2] http://dmacjam.github.io/books/2016/10/01/make-it-stick/

zwischenzug on Jan 2, 2017 [–]

I read this (similar) book recently and using the techniques in it I passed the AWS exams in a short space of time: https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Learn-Surprising-Happens/dp/08...

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact