38 stories tagged learning, newest first.
111 points by andsoitis | 36 comments
A personal wiki card by Dave Gauer arguing that limitations, like simple tools, story structure, and small budgets, foster creativity and learning.
62 points by wvez22 | 53 comments
A personal blog post by a recent finance graduate reflecting on six months of teaching himself n8n workflow automation and embracing feeling stupid while learning.
3 points by KentBeck | 1 comments
Kent Beck newsletter post arguing AI coding "genies" should remove toil while preserving the productive struggle that builds skill, using a RoboGym analogy.
6 points by meetpateltech | 0 comments
A blog post on jola.dev arguing that LLM assistants, by doing tasks for users instead of explaining them, undermine learning.
763 points by laurentiurad | 489 comments
Personal blog post by Laurentiu Raducu describing how he uses LLMs to learn complex topics, including building an interactive chip-making game called ChipTycoon.
399 points by tylerdane | 185 comments
A Marginalia weblog post encouraging readers to spend time learning new skills like pixel art, music, or languages instead of passive scrolling.
351 points by vinhnx | 134 comments
John Salvatier's 2017 blog essay arguing, via examples like building stairs, that reality's hidden detail explains why people get intellectually stuck.
432 points by XzetaU8 | 255 comments
New Yorker essay by Shayla Love on research showing people can communicate and practice skills while dreaming, and whether we should learn in sleep.
366 points by downbad_ | 184 comments
Piotr Wozniak's long SuperMemo article synthesizing sleep research with practical advice for learning, creativity, free-running sleep and sleep disorders.
433 points by jwworth | 222 comments
Blog post by Jake Worth sharing guitar teacher Justin Sandercoe's method for improving at guitar, with an embedded JustinGuitar lesson video.
419 points by jxmorris12 | 311 comments
A short personal blog post arguing that tinkering—making small changes to tools and things—is how people develop good taste.
488 points by sebg | 201 comments
A Substack essay by Casual Physics Enjoyer reflecting on being a slow thinker and how to lean into that thinking style.
345 points by Fluffyrnz | 112 comments
GitHub repository for VIM Master, a lightweight in-browser game that teaches core Vim motions and editing commands through short levels.
325 points by jjfoooo4 | 183 comments
Blog post on the Elroy site arguing AI reshapes learning curves by helping beginners reach competence faster, while mastery and large-codebase work remain hard.
338 points by jger15 | 141 comments
Cate Hall's Useful Fictions essay arguing that people should accept the embarrassment of being a beginner (the 'moat of low status') to learn new skills.
549 points by zdw | 209 comments
Blog post by Matthias Endler arguing that the advice not to reinvent the wheel is harmful because it discourages curiosity and exploration.
403 points by birdculture | 335 comments
A Corrode blog post from May 2025 offering advice on how to make learning the Rust programming language easier.
509 points by TheLadyParadox | 287 comments
A Substack essay by Utsav Mamoria on living an intellectually rich life, opening with the Wikipedia first-link game that leads to Philosophy.
450 points by altilunium | 246 comments
A Kasurian newsletter essay by Mariam Mahmoud on the decline of amateur researchers and how to revive research as a leisure activity.
368 points by lis | 190 comments
John Salvatier's 2017 essay arguing, via examples like building basement stairs, that reality has hidden detail which explains why people get intellectually stuck.
386 points by not_a_boat | 48 comments
Blog post from build-your-own.org arguing complex software like databases can be learned by building a small version, introducing a 3000-line, zero-dependency database.
458 points by bemmu | 422 comments
Blog post by Lars Doucet on Fortress of Doors about teaching kids to ride a bike by removing the pedals first, and the broader lessons about learning.
423 points by saulpw | 90 comments
GitHub repository of Maker Skill Trees covering topics like 3D printing, amateur radio, and automotive, plus templates to create your own.
625 points by JustinSkycak | 351 comments
A personal blog post arguing that struggling with math usually stems from missing prerequisite knowledge rather than lack of intelligence.
517 points by fagnerbrack | 113 comments
Blog post on Learn How To Learn describing a method for building projects extremely quickly, such as outlining first and filling in details later.
424 points by shw1n | 332 comments
A July 2024 blog post by Ashwin Mathews arguing that creativity stems from memorizing patterns, citing systems for DJ transitions and humor.
449 points by spcebar | 583 comments
Ask HN thread where a veteran programmer shares learning how to properly operate window blinds and asks others for their own humbling learning moments.
364 points by iNic | 184 comments
Essay by Henrik Karlsson on his Escaping Flatland Substack about how professional Go players improved and became more creative after AI surpassed them.
492 points by pseudolus | 255 comments
Personal blog post by Alex Crompton describing how he learned chess as an adult, improving from 300 to 1500 Elo in nine months.
358 points by tosh | 123 comments
John Salvatier's 2017 essay arguing that reality contains surprising detail, illustrated by building stairs, and how this explains why people get intellectually stuck.
998 points by hasheddan | 186 comments
Julia Evans' blog post sharing the video, slides, and transcript of her Strange Loop keynote on why some technical things are hard to learn and how to make them easier.
408 points by todsacerdoti | 70 comments
GitHub repository for watlings, a set of small exercises for learning WebAssembly by writing programs in the WebAssembly text format.
597 points by twapi | 149 comments
Addy Osmani blog post arguing that writing about what you learn deepens understanding and reveals gaps in your knowledge.
458 points by TangerineDream | 232 comments
Julia Evans blog post exploring why DNS remains hard for newcomers to learn despite being stable for decades.
352 points by signa11 | 259 comments
A personal blog essay by Ratfactor arguing that the Zig programming language is hard to learn but worth the effort, illustrated with a cartoon.
350 points by 42point2 | 152 comments
Andreas Fragner's blog post arguing that writing summaries of good books yields more comprehension than reading more books.
404 points by yarapavan | 111 comments
Julia Evans' blog post sharing the video, slides, and transcript of her RubyConf Mini 2022 keynote on strategies for learning hard things like DNS.
500 points by g0xA52A2A | 233 comments
A blog post by Fernando Borretti describing his rules for writing effective spaced repetition flashcards, with many concrete examples.