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"ill-defined sub skills" I think applies to math. What even are the separate skills in undergraduate math? ability to read a proof? ability to solve problems? those seem too broad as categories to me. maybe there's like "ability to solve a particular kind of problem". but textbook exercises don't come tagged with specific properties, so you can't really filter on these to improve your skill in particular ways.
 
"ill-defined sub skills" I think applies to math. What even are the separate skills in undergraduate math? ability to read a proof? ability to solve problems? those seem too broad as categories to me. maybe there's like "ability to solve a particular kind of problem". but textbook exercises don't come tagged with specific properties, so you can't really filter on these to improve your skill in particular ways.
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"lack of feedback" -- this one also applies when self-studying math. the only ways to get feedback are by looking up solutions or by posting to something like math SE. book/subfield-specific discord servers might finally change this, but it will be slow.
  
 
==Parts of the definition of deliberate practice==
 
==Parts of the definition of deliberate practice==

Revision as of 20:06, 24 October 2021

What would a deliberate practice for math look like? Specifically, while self-studying undergraduate-level and graduate-level proof-based math.

Some difficulties with applying deliberate practice in this setting

https://commoncog.com/blog/the-problems-with-deliberate-practice/ search "What problems exist for practice in fields where no good training methods exist?"

"ill-defined sub skills" I think applies to math. What even are the separate skills in undergraduate math? ability to read a proof? ability to solve problems? those seem too broad as categories to me. maybe there's like "ability to solve a particular kind of problem". but textbook exercises don't come tagged with specific properties, so you can't really filter on these to improve your skill in particular ways.

"lack of feedback" -- this one also applies when self-studying math. the only ways to get feedback are by looking up solutions or by posting to something like math SE. book/subfield-specific discord servers might finally change this, but it will be slow.

Parts of the definition of deliberate practice

https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/deliberate-practice

See also

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