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Jarod Peachey

I learn by doing. If I hear about something, like GatsbyJS, I open the docs, download the starter template and build something. That's what I did for my portfolio site.

This method might not work for everyone, but it works best for me.

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maxdevjs

By doing, you mean things that you are interested in, right?

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Jarod Peachey

Yeah. If I want to learn something, I just start by taking a glance at the docs and then just doing it.

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maxdevjs

It makes sense, indeed. That's very effective.

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Keff

I'm the same way, I can't do that thing where people read the whole docs first, and then doing. I need to get my hands dirty!

I think everyone has a different way to learn, but I think forcing yourself to do something is the best way, for example getting an internship or a part time job doing something new will force you to learn or fail... most likely learn.