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One of the best ways I’ve found to organize one’s thoughts about a huge swath of intellectual and creative space, is to write a syllabus

there’s already a ton of great guides out there for most things you’d want to learn. The real problem is figuring out which ones to follow. If we want to increase the amount of knowledge in the world, the marginal unit of expert time is better spent organizing than producing.

Following a syllabus can be stifling because it doesn’t allow for students to go on a tangent of interest. A syllabus is a rigid road map for teaching and old-fashioned

One of the best ways I’ve found to organize one’s thoughts about a huge swath of intellectual and creative space, is to write a syllabus.