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RE: BLOG: Studying for the PE Begins
The honest to goodness truth for me is: if I want to learn something I just do. The just do part varies on the topic and the frequency at which I can either study (learn/research) or practice (use) the respective topic. Ultimately for me it’s about repetition and usage. The more I actively use something -be it a formula, a code reference, a product, a language, a video game, a cooking recipe- the better I get at it.
The same can be applied for learning anything I think. If you don’t have a guide, tutorial or course, ask people who have experience and if possible just dive right in.
And I think this applies to me at all stages of learning. To fully respond to your initial reader question.
Yeah I am big into just doing something to learn also. Learning something at work goes that way for me. I just have to try it myself to really understand how it all goes together no matter how many times I see someone else's output. Good call on a recipe in particular. Takes me FOR-EV-ER to make something the first time and half the time I still leave out an ingredient or screw it up somehow.
For cooking, I've had mixed results with altering recipes. Either intentionally or unintentionally. Once I misread (brain fart) 1/2 teaspoon for 1/2 cup. I thought it was a lot so I put less but it was no where near the recommended 1/2 teaspoon haha.
im werid with cooking, i never follow instructions to the T, so my results vary a ton. I just do everything to taste* lol
But for everything else, such as doing a valve adjustment on a motor, the first time takes twice as long as the book time for the service. the second time, it hit the book time, then the 3rd time, i realize what i really dont need to do, or little tricks to make it easier and i can do it faster than book time! Its all in practice!
Thats exactly the method that school of PE is applying. We get used to familiarity and our stress levels decrease if we see the same thing over and over again and begin to understand it more and more. The way they teach you at the school of PE is simply by throwing problems at you, and then teaching you as they solve. I don't think its an easy thing to do since you have to really refine the material, but they pulled it off. so far worth the $1190 i paid!