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This article gives you a formula you can follow to become an expert in something. It's a new mental model for building expertise in a way that's practical, approachable and fun.
Can you actually become the top 1% of programmers from just reading the docs?
https://twitter.com/Ryan_Magoon/status/1723381204844499172
That might get you to into the 95% as a programmer due to lower standards these days, but I don’t think that’s enough. Reading and understanding the docs is only part of the picture.
Besides…you know what I want? A formula. One that can be applied to any skill, not only programming.
Dan Luu has talked about expertise before and points out two roadblocks:
One complication is that real life activities tend not to have a single, one-dimensional, objective to optimize for. Another is that what makes someone good at a real life activity tends to be poorly understood (by comparison to games and sports) even in relation to a specific, well defined, goal.
While I don’t disagree, I have something you’ll like. A formula that gets around these roadblocks and can help you reach the top 1% in any domain.
Before we start, we need to establish a few truths. This is the foundation. If you don't agree with these, then stop reading. Because you'll only find disappointment after trying to apply the formula.