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Hello and welcome to The Treehouse Show.
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The Treehouse Show is a weekly
conversation with the Treehouse community.
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[SOUND] We're back.
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Hey, it's 2018 and this week we're
gonna talk about some tips and
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tricks that will help you accomplish
your learning goals for the new year.
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First of, let me just say 2018
looks really good on you.
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Did you set a new learning goal or
something for the New Year?
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I bet you did.
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Learning new things can be challenging but
we're here to help you through it.
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Now we've gone and gathered up some of
the best learning resources for you.
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First off, on our blog, there's a post
form our head of learning, Dave McFarland.
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Dave talks about three ways
to learn by studying less,
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which seems counter-intuitive, doesn't it?
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But, it's backed by learning science.
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Make sure to check it out.
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The link is in the teacher's notes.
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Mary McPherson wrote another great post,
12 Ways to Balance Your Work and
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Study Life, which are great reminders for
how we should be approaching our studying.
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Now my favorites of course
are the reminders that laughing and
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being an optimist are the key to
keeping your balance in check.
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If you've already started
experiencing that horrible feeling of
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I don't think I'm capable of coding.
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Well let me tell you something, you are.
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Those challenges are good,
embrace them, and stick with it.
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Have you heard of the growth mindset?
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Here at Treehouse, we're huge fans of
psychologist and author, Carol Dweck.
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Carol wrote a wonderfully
enlightening book,
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called Mindset,
The New Psychology of Success.
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I highly recommend you give it a read.
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It'll change your mindset.
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It applies directly to
your coding journey.
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One of my favorite
quotes from the book is,
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if parents wanna give
their children a gift,
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the best thing that they can do is to
teach their children to love challenges.
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Be intrigued by mistakes,
enjoy effort, and keep on learning.
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That way, their children don't
have to be slaves of praise.
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They will have a lifelong way to build and
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repair their own confidence,
super powerful way to view learning.
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And speaking of which,
have you seen our How To Learn series yet?
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We're continually adding tips and
tricks to this series.
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It covers topics like How to Focus and
How to Build a Habit of Learning.
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We include lots of lessons from
the mindset book in these videos.
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Check the link in the teacher's
notes to watch them all.
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A common piece of advice from this series
is the importance of taking breaks.
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Let the information you're
learning sink in, and
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think about it, away from the screen.
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Now those aha moments are amazing.
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Let them happen.
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Yeah, another important thing is
to make sure that you practice
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retrieving the information.
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For this, we've been creating what
we call, Practice Session Workshops.
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Have you seen these, yet?
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They're a great way to ensure that all
the knowledge that you're accumulating
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is sticking.
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Now if you haven't caught one yet,
they're typically just a couple of videos.
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One where we show you a problem and
you try to solve it, and
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then you watch your teacher
provide the solution.
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If you haven't seen these yet,
you're gonna love them.
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Student feedback has been
more of these now, please.
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So make sure check
the notes on this video.
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We're constantly improving our methods
to help you reach your learning goals,
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whether it be for a New Year's goal, or
better yet, one of lifelong learning.
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Here's to a knowledge pact,
retentionful, and practicey pact 2018.
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You got this.
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[SOUND] Thanks for
watching The Treehouse Show.
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To get in touch with the show,
reach out to me on Twitter or
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email the show at show@teamtreehouse.com.
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See you in the community.
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Seriously though,
2018 looks so good on you.
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Keep it up.
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