- Watching the whole tutorial isn't important, understanding what you're watching is.
- Pay attention to understanding the concepts, not just finishing the tutorial.
- Write down key points and ideas as you go. This helps reinforce learning.
- Take breaks to think about what you’ve learned and how it applies to your goals.
- Apply what you’re learning in real-time. Doing helps solidify understanding.
- Go back to complex parts until you fully grasp them. Repetition aids retention.
- If something isn’t clear, seek out additional resources or ask for help.
- Use what you’ve learned in a project or problem. Practical application is crucial.
- Summarize what you’ve learned and explain it to someone else. Teaching reinforces understanding.
The goal is to understand and apply the knowledge from tutorials, not just to complete them.
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Rick Delpo•
Rick Delpo - retired Senior Data Engineer from GE now offering a helping hand to Java and SQL beginners. Recently I migrated to AWS Serverless Architecture and moved away from Java to Javascript
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hey thanks for the post. Everyone is out there googling up a storm. I wrote a dev article about what to watch out for while viewing tutorials
dev.to/rickdelpo1/13-reasons-why-d...

Thaísa Vieira•
Passionate about science and technology.Brazilian, 27y, Computer Science student from OSSU.
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Great reflections,@tamilvanan! Also, be welcome to DEV Community as a writer! We hope to see more posts of yours.
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