Pseudo-learning<\/span>, avoid this!<\/p>\nSo Akshay, what is wrong with watching these videos?<\/p>\n
You are just cribbing because you hate other creators.<\/p>\n
We learn a lot of new things from these videos, we get motivation and inspiration.<\/p>\n
Listen Akshay, why don’t you just stop shit-posting about others and focus on yourself.<\/p>\n
See,<\/p>\n
the problem is not with these videos,<\/p>\n
the problem is not with the creators, (they put their heart and soul into make these videos, I’ve huge respect for them)<\/p>\n
the actual problem is that these are not the core learning videos, when we had a target to learn DSA, we just deviate towards this Pseudo Learning<\/code>.<\/p>\nThough we learned something from these videos, but it is not needed at this point of time.<\/p>\n
the BIGGEST problem is whenever Simran watches 8-10 such videos, she gets a feeling of satisfaction that she <\/em>studied<\/em> a lot of things today.<\/em><\/p>\nThis is false satisfaction, we learned something, but we did not actually study anything, this is a Satisfaction Trap<\/span>. (pardon me for using the words learn<\/em> and study<\/em> loosely here)r<\/p>\nand I call this as Psuedo Learning<\/span>. It’s learning, but not-a-learning. \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\nThe content we sometimes categorize as Educational is rather just motivational, inspirational, tips & tricks and hacks \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n
and after watching 5 hours of this, we get a sense of learning satisfaction, even though we just did not learn anything substantial<\/em>.<\/p>\nExample: A podcast where a successful engineer at FANG shares his journey of how he struggled and crack the interviews is Motivational<\/code> content. But students generally think of it as an Educational<\/code> content and think that they studied a lot today.<\/p>\nNow please don’t curse me for using the words Motivational<\/code> and Educational<\/code> very loosely here(English is my second language), but just try to understand the point I’m trying to present. There’s a very subtle difference which we should realize.<\/p>\nAs I always say,<\/p>\n
The rate at which information is injected into our heads today is insane.<\/code> It’s okay to watch everything, all this is important too, but the number of such things in our feed today is at utmost peak, we don’t need all that.<\/p>\nIt definitely gives you some \/learning \/ideas \/perspectives \/information \/motivation \/inspiration but ask yourself before consuming anything, do you really need this?<\/p>\n
Just be conscious<\/span> of the fact that you are trading your Time which you will never get back.<\/p>\nEven this post took 4-5 minutes of your life<\/span> which you can never get back. NEVER!! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\nand needless to say that how short is our student life, we are expected to be on the moon in 4 years, isn’t it? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
So, the best is to be conscious and realize that all this is happening just around us.<\/p>\n
Realization is important.<\/code><\/p>\nand also remember,<\/p>\n
We don’t have to run away from Intelligent Distractions, we have to super-intelligently avoid them \ud83d\ude0e<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nI have discussed all this with a lot of students already and it made sense to them.<\/p>\n
Now they are able to better achieve their targets.<\/p>\n
Now when they take a goal to study ReactJs, they are very conscious and take better-decision<\/span> while picking up the content from their feed. You just have to start ignoring. A wise man said, Ignorance is a Bliss<\/code> \ud83d\ude0c<\/p>\nlastly, to sum up everything,<\/p>\n
Beware of pseudo-learning my friends and avoid this Satisfaction Trap!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nCheers,<\/p>\n
Akshay Saini<\/a><\/p>\nPS. If you find the article helpful, then please share it with your network on Social Media. \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n
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