Ask HN: How do you learn a new topic/domain

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Would like to hear strategies you use to:

- create a learning plan on the topic that you know nothing about.

- tools you use to synthesize the learning; like a “lab notebook”, diary or a log. What is it’s structure.

- how do you incorporate feedback loops.

- anything else

If you are trying to pickup a lot of new, unfamiliar terminology, concepts, acronyms, etc. you might look into Anki which is a computerized flash card system. It won't help you with the planning or strategy but spaced repetition might help you commit the new knowledge to memory faster once you have a plan of attack.

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