Computer Science Blogs

• https://gavinhoward.com/
• https://www.benkuhn.net/
• https://danluu.com/
• https://vorpus.org
• https://jvns.ca/
• https://eta.st/

Quality sites

• https://news.ycombinator.com/
• https://lobste.rs/
• https://hackaday.com/
• https://www.lesswrong.com/

Humanity

Why you, personally, should want a larger population

• link: https://rootsofprogress.org/why-a-larger-population
• description: Various reasons for above, including faster progress, more opportunities or options, deeper patterns (agglomeration effects)

Learning

Mathematics for the adventurous self-learner

• link: https://www.neilwithdata.com/mathematics-self-learner
• A set of books to read / work through to learn math

Meta-skills

All strength comes from repetition (of the basics)

• link: https://dariusforoux.com/repetition/
• The biggest mistake you can make is to ignore the basics in your profession.

“Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn’t just skills like computer technology. It’s the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command.” Steven Pressfield

Ten Simple Rules for Lifelong Learning, According to Hamming

• link: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004020
• docid: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004020
• Rule 1. Cultivate Lifelong Learning as a “Style of Thinking” That Concentrates on Fundamental Principles Rather Than on Facts
• Rule 2. Structure Your Learning to Ride the Information Tsunami Rather Than Drown in It
• Rule 3. Be Prepared to Compete and Interact with a Greater and More Rapidly Increasing Number of Scientists Than at Any Time in the Past
• Rule 4. Focus on the Future but Don’t Ignore the Past
• Rule 5. Look for the Personal Angle “In that vein, we may infuse our learning with personal details, which some scientists publish.”
• Rule 6. Learn from the Successes of Others
• Rule 7. Use Trial and Error to Find the Style of Learning That Suits You
• Rule 8. No Matter How Much Advice You Get and How Much Talent You Possess, It Is Still You Who Must Do the Learning and Put in the Time
• Rule 9. Have a Vision to Give You a General Direction
• Rule 10. Make Your Life Count: Struggle for Excellence

As Hamming says, because “there are so many ways of being wrong and so few of being right, studying successes is more efficient, and furthermore, when your turn comes you will know how to succeed rather than how to fail.” In addition, he notes that “vicarious learning from the experiences of others saves making errors yourself” - Hamming RW (1997) The Art of Doing Science and Engineering—Learning to Learn. Amsterdam: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers. pmid:25165803