%% Last Updated: - [[2021-02-22]] %% Learning in private is a counter-argument to [[Learning in public]]. There are many benefits specific to learning in private that are lost when published. The public learning movement can perhaps be better paraphrased as "learning _more_ in public" for a more moderate approach. ## Benefits of learning in private ## Ways to learn in private - [ ] Identify industry leaders and follow the entirety of their content, rather than relying on content _source_ like blogs or conferences. - [ ] Read source code on [[GitHub]]: [[Open source]] is open learning as well as "free". - [ ] Subscribe to repos on [[GitHub]] not just for the source code but also for the conversations and issues that accumulate around projects. - [ ] [[Zettelkasten|Take notes]]. Although I'd argue that taking notes does not necessarily have to be private. - [ ] [[Steel man arguments|Steel-manning]] instead of [[Straw man arguments|straw-manning]] - [ ] Learn the difference between the game and the metagame: think critically about trends emerging in the industry. ## References - [[How to Learn in Private swyx.io]]