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When learning something new, do you try to analyze the established solutions/concepts or do you try to come up with stuff on your own?
I'm interested in learning how to think in different ways, and this question always comes up in my mind whenever I'm trying to learn something new. I know it's easier and faster to just read and study things that experts have written and organized for learning, but I also want to know if there could be some merit in just trying to come up with my own frameworks. Thing is, whenever I do, it takes me an incredibly long time to come up with a solution and whenever I do, most of the time it feels rather basic or bruteforce-y (using a lot of for loops in programming for instance). Which of the two learning methods do you prefer and if so, how do you balance the two methods?
u/InvestigatorFunny370 — 4 days ago