9 Tips For Engineers For Learning Efficiently

In our software engineering careers, we switch jobs and end up working in a new domain. Some domains are easy to learn — the engineering might be hard — while others, especially those involving payments or stock exchanges (few areas where I have worked) take time to understand. There is another issue as you progress in your career: when you are fresh out of college, the brain is tuned to learning techniques, but after a few decades of work, you struggle. There is no need to despair. Recently, I took the UCSD course Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects and learned some valuable lessons. ...

August 15, 2015 · 4 min · 763 words · jayakrishnan