A Mind For Numbers by Barbara Oakley: Summary
Elevator Pitch This book will make you learn anything more efficiently and effectively. It provides practical tips and tools to help you learn any subject. Importantly it details how the mind works while learning and how to take advantage of that knowledge on your learning journey. Score: 8/10 Read [...]
On Writing Well by William Zinsser: Summary
Elevator Pitch A must read for anyone who does any writing. This is my favorite book on how to improve your writing. Score: 9/10 Read more on Amazon High-Level Notes "Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one can’t exist without the other" “The reader is someone with an attention span [...]
How to build a plan to successfully learn to code: A Step-by-step guide
The worst professor I had at University once gave some great advice “by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Although, I think he stole that advice from Benjamin Franklin, so I'll still say they are the worst. But, the advice was solid and will be the core [...]
Why I’m Learning to code (and maybe you should too)
It's 2020, I've just turned 31 and I feel a little lost. I'm cruising in my marketing job, I have a podcast newsletter which I enjoy but it only takes up about 3-4 hours of my spare time. I'm just going through the motions. All this has left me in [...]