Ask HN: How do you become the best at something?

阿新 • • 發佈：2018-12-28

I realized that while I'm fairly competent at some things, I'm not really top percentile in anything save my ability to communicate. It's really weighing on me, and I constantly feel like I have imposter syndrome.

Through it all, I’ve found a love for ml, and I’d like to spend the next 4-6 months diving deep, validating some hypotheses, and becoming a capable researcher/ml engineer. But my insecurities force me to constantly try and productize my learning, and I constantly get distracted thinking about how folks are building incredible companies and I’m losing time to make an impact. I'm all fluff, no depth.

How do I gain mastery?

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