Learning efficiently: the dev skill nobody talks about

The useful dev skill nobody talks about?

Knowing how to learn efficiently.

Why?

There are 300 posts a day on LinkedIn explaining, rightly, that with AI the value of a tech person now lies in architecture, understanding the business, mastery…

… But all of these rest on solid knowledge…

… which has to be learned!

And faster than ever.

So rather than:

• skimming
• thinking that reading = understanding (the worst)
• staying passive in front of AI
• … etc.

Try to:

• rephrase in your head or out loud
• write a summary
• summarise a book you’ve read for yourself
• cross-check concepts in your mind
• take a break
• … etc.

So resist the urge to move at AI’s frantic pace… take your time, and learn properly.

Over time, it pays off.

That’s what I make myself do for each new business domain I have to learn for a client.

Happy learning!

PS: unfortunately, too few people really learned how to learn at school… but it’s never too late!