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Learning New Things in Technology
Parallels with learning a spoken language:
- Identify goals
- Take small steps
- Practice regularly and immerse yourself in the technology
- Embrace your mistakes
- The importance of focused communities
Regular Practice and Immersion
- Make this technology and its learning a part of your life
- Keep your exposure to it high
- Blog posts, podcasts, conference talks... everything counts
- Write about it, talk about it, share your experience so far
- Do it regularly, even if it's just for a few minutes a day
The importance of focused communities
- Learning can be a great social activity
- Join a community of learners
- Attend meet-ups or conferences
- Connect with others