From 1595441fc27f34a871c3d9e6c0c38fb34c2e03a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Charles-Axel Dein Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:14:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add Elon Mush advice about learning --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 741aee6..27ac9bb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -463,6 +463,10 @@ Richard Feynman's Learning Strategy: > Most people overestimate what they can do in 1 year and underestimate what they can do in a decade. > – Bill Gates +> Frankly, though, I think most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying. +> One bit of advice: it is important to view knowledge as sort of a semantic tree — make sure you understand the fundamental principles, ie the trunk and big branches, before you get into the details/leaves or there is nothing for them to hang on to. +> — Elon Musk + ### Low-level * [Back to Basics](https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2001/12/11/back-to-basics/), Joel Spolsky. Explains why learning low level programming is important.