Other - Advice

Things that you should listen to

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These are all very easy and obvious facts. But explicitly reading and following them have helped me immensely.

The tidbits of good advice

This tidbit is related to independent learning. When doing homework, or trying to grasp a new concept, sometimes you just won't understand. The easiest solution is to simply start over from the start. If you get stuck again, start again from the start. You will be starting with knowledge about the subject at hand. This will allow you to grasp more details that might help you to understand the topic. Not all author's write in a linear fashion. Try looking somewhere else. Sometimes an authors explanation is not sufficient. EVERYTHING is possible to understand. You just need the proper background and a proper explanation (which is sometimes hard to come by)
This tidbit is related to finishing a project. Most [At least software projects] fail or just never get completed. The simple solution is to make sure every day you keep doing something related to the project. Whatever you do NOW for the project, you won't need to do LATER. The problem that you fix NOW will allow you to do something else next time you work on the project.
Reading is extremely good for you. The brain is like a muscle, if you don't exercise it, it will become lazy and sluggish. By reading you are giving your brain exercise. It doesn't matter what you read.
When learning a new topic, it's better to do a little bit every day of the week than to do all of it in one day. This helps you digest the information better.
We can understand things right off the bat, but to remember them we need to look at them several times.
Knowing the soil you build a building on will help the building get built and stay built. Building it on a pile of mud will mean the building is just as worthless as the mud.
When building software, build things to make your job easier. Then build the real project using those built tools.
Never tell someone what you're going to do, instead tell them what you have done once it's done. People often feel a portion of accomplishment when they tell you what they are going to do. This can and will de-motivate you.
Without the bitter the sweet is not so sweet. Don't complain when you have to experience something negative, instead be happy that when the opposite happens it will feel that much better.
Don't feel down because things are hard. Instead be happy that things are hard, because it filters out others from doing it. If you want something bad enough push through these barriers.
Quitting is not always a bad thing, if you are sinking your time into something you don't want bad enough, this has a large opportunity cost. Keep your focus for what you really want.