The ultimate trick to Learn Faster

Francis Piéraut January 2017

Imagine what you can learn

To Learn way Faster, the trick is to :Follow the BIGGEST gradient ...

Hum….What? You don’t get it?

Let me explain...● How do you train a Neural Network (Machine Learning Algorithm)?● You compute the gradient (gradient = expected outcome - outcome)● The bigger is the gradient, the faster your Neural Network will learn something● Human by nature are lazy which means they follow the lowest gradient. Why?

○ Before: error = you could get killed -> no reward for errors, the stick. ○ Our reward system culture is still “the stick as opposed to the carrot”. Error is bad and you get punished instead of get

rewarded to learn. ○ Laziness -> People want to minimize their energy consumption (scarcity of food, now abundance).

● So basically, retrain yourself to follow the hardest gradient. ● Put yourself in the hardest situation possible and reward yourself when you learn from errors.

Lazy people Slow learner Ultimate learner

Change one thing -> your reward system

Great book to deconstruct fear =

New old/prehistoric

Same principle phrased differently● Get out of your comfort zone● Fail fast● Minimal Viable Project● Do it● Agile● Get a mentor● Jump● ...

How to learn even faster?

How to leverage learning faster?

One thing to remember:change REWARD system

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