Comments on: The prepared mind vs having context when learning new ideas http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/2010/07/22/the-prepared-mind-vs-having-context-when-learning-new-ideas/ Thoughts on Software Development Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Confirmation Bias and Loss of Autonomy at Mark Needham http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/2010/07/22/the-prepared-mind-vs-having-context-when-learning-new-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-108838 Confirmation Bias and Loss of Autonomy at Mark Needham Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:09:17 +0000 http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/?p=2733#comment-108838 [...] mentioned confirmation bias in a few of my previous blog posts but I hadn’t realised quite how widespread it can be in [...] [...] mentioned confirmation bias in a few of my previous blog posts but I hadn’t realised quite how widespread it can be in [...]

]]> By: Melanio Reyes http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/2010/07/22/the-prepared-mind-vs-having-context-when-learning-new-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-42162 Melanio Reyes Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:28:46 +0000 http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/?p=2733#comment-42162 Being a musician as well as a developer, there are times when I pick up a new piece of piano sheet music that I want to learn to play, but my current playing ability finds the work too challenging. Conceptually, I can read the music just fine, I can even hear it my head. For some reason, my fingers fail me and it doesn't sound musical. Usually I'll put it aside and move on to something else. It when I come back to it again is what amazes me. I'm suddenly able to learn and perform the piece with ease. Sometimes, I think when learning something new and challenging, you need to step away for awhile. Being a musician as well as a developer, there are times when I pick up a new piece of piano sheet music that I want to learn to play, but my current playing ability finds the work too challenging. Conceptually, I can read the music just fine, I can even hear it my head. For some reason, my fingers fail me and it doesn’t sound musical. Usually I’ll put it aside and move on to something else. It when I come back to it again is what amazes me. I’m suddenly able to learn and perform the piece with ease.

Sometimes, I think when learning something new and challenging, you need to step away for awhile.

]]> By: Nick http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/2010/07/22/the-prepared-mind-vs-having-context-when-learning-new-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-42151 Nick Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:33:49 +0000 http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/?p=2733#comment-42151 I often have this - moreso before I was employed as a Web Developer and learning the concepts of constructing code as a hobby. Nevertheless, I always powered through things even though I didn't full comprehend them because I knew that in the future they might make sense or things might 'click'. I often have this – moreso before I was employed as a Web Developer and learning the concepts of constructing code as a hobby.

Nevertheless, I always powered through things even though I didn’t full comprehend them because I knew that in the future they might make sense or things might ‘click’.

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