⚡ Intercept vs Slope
This is one of those pieces of advice I give my juniors.
On the graph of learnings (Y-axis) vs time (X-axis), it doesn’t matter how much you already know (Y-intercept). What matters is your rate of learning new things (slope).
Your rate of learning (slope) will always surpass someone else’s accumulated knowledge (intercept) in the long run.
When I joined college, I met people who had studied OOPs concepts in their schools. There were a lot of other things as well which I didn’t know about. I was overwhelmed! Slowly, I started catching up and by the end of college, I became a jack of all trades and even master of some. (I received the “Wikipedia of Coding” title at my college farewell. 😉)
Consistency is the key. 🔑
This has been in my yearly themes as well for the last 2 years.
Here’s an interesting article for you that summarizes many concepts across various domains: Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful
Until We Meet Again…
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