The Art of Learning from Tutorials

• 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.

Comments

[Rick Delpo]

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]

Great reflections, @tamilvanan! Also, be welcome to DEV Community as a writer! We hope to see more posts of yours.

[tamilvanan]

thank you for your support

[Vikash Kumar]

Agree 👍

[tamilvanan]

Thank you Vikash ( @ninja-vikash )