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Ask HN: How do you learn on the job?

4 pointsby LivingGlitcherabout 1 year ago
Currently building a startup with many moving parts. I’m feeling overwhelmed with having to overcome learning curves at every step.<p>What note-taking styles or words of wisdom would you think help people in my position?

4 comments

kstenerudabout 1 year ago
Grit and blood and spite.<p>You find that when you&#x27;ve reach the bottom of the barrel, you haven&#x27;t because it actually goes a lot deeper than you thought it would. You are capable of magnitudes more than you think you are. It&#x27;s only when you&#x27;re in a situation where failure is not an option that you discover this.<p>In the first world, we have it so incredibly easy that most of us never discover our true potential.
caprockabout 1 year ago
First, that sounds normal, and it&#x27;s fine to encounter this feeling. Facing unknown challenges is a big part of creating new value.<p>Next, it&#x27;s time to take a day and spend some time planning. Bring clarity to what your goals are for the next couple of months. Having a small set of clear priorities, allows you to ruthlessly defer and minimize everything that isn&#x27;t absolutely necessary. It&#x27;s less overwhelming to deal with only 1-2 things like this at a time.
cranberryturkeyabout 1 year ago
typically i try to learn one thing at a time before starting a project with 10 things I don&#x27;t know well.
brudgersabout 1 year ago
<i>I’m feeling overwhelmed with having to overcome learning curves at every step.</i><p>In adult life, that&#x27;s what learning feels like because we stop measuring ourselves against standards set for children.<p>Learning is doing things badly and knowing you are doing them badly.<p>Good luck.