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Life Tool: Build a Study Program

Leveraging Stockpiles of Knowledge...  

Growth mindset is a bit trendy.  Likely means that it is overstated.  But that doesn't mean nothing about the concept is true.  Wishes and thoughts don't make for growth.  Design not default.  Plan.

Bible-in-a-year was a success for me (first year, listened via podcast; second year, read family Bible).  I already learn in pieces across my days, but there are a few bigger ticket items I'd like to do.  Here are some scaffolds for 2023.  Study programs to keep the learning going.

Astrophysics
  • Textbook in a year (1000+ pages, so 3-4 pages a day)
  • Exercises from book each week
  • Reward myself with the top astronomy news every Saturday morning
Bioinformatics
  • Overview infographic
  • Read wiki of all major topics
  • Find and run open source exercises
  • Put together a flash drive of software tools
  • Create a training video 
Writing (a la James Scott Bell)
  • Reading a James Scott Bell book every month
  • Write down major points from the book
  • Practice the points 2x a week
  • Draft a short book every month

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