--- title: "Discussion on \"01. Lygometry. Figuring out what I don't know, yet\" | Hashnode" description: "Discussion on \"01. Lygometry. Figuring out what I don't know, yet\". Filling gaps in knowledge and addressing deficiencies." url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/01-lygometry-figuring-out-what-i-dont-know-yet/6234ddbc6647c71acb642931" --- [Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) / Discussion # [01\. Lygometry. Figuring out what I don't know, yet](https://blog.jrlgs.dev/01-lygometry-figuring-out-what-i-dont-know-yet?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Filling gaps in knowledge and addressing deficiencies. Mar 18, 2022 · 9 min read · blog.jrlgs.dev Updated Mar 20, 2022 Read the article - [#creativity](https://hashnode.com/tag/creativity) - [#blogging](https://hashnode.com/tag/blogging) - [#programming-blogs](https://hashnode.com/tag/programming-blogs) - [#programming-tips](https://hashnode.com/tag/programming-tips) - [#programming](https://hashnode.com/tag/programming) ## Written by [Jorge Romero](https://hashnode.com/@JorgeRL) @JorgeRL [View profile](https://hashnode.com/@JorgeRL) I like programming and learning about stuff I find interesting. Particularly interested in functional programming and typing systems. I have a background in Cognitive Science/Psychology and Mathematics. Sadly halted due to physical and mental health issues arising from getting Covid. Which unfortunately hit me quite hard back on 2020. I'm still dealing with some sequels so I would prefer working from home. I find it fun trying to find insights that cut across disciplines. I tend to favor the "theoretical" side of things. But I also try to get as much hands-on experience as possible. I am writing a blog. Trying to share what I learn, and that others might find useful. I try to focus on the unique things I can bring to the table. Hoping to add value to the life of other developers. I always have a thousand ideas racing through my mind, so I don't have any trouble coming up with ideas on what to write. If any, I have a hard time cutting down on the number of things I want to write about :D On a personal note. I have always been quite solitary and introverted. But I don't think I'm shy. I love videogames and started programming because I wanted to make my own. ## Responses 5 Markdown supported · ⌘↵ to post [RGanga](https://hashnode.com/@RGanga) [Mar 23, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/01-lygometry-figuring-out-what-i-dont-know-yet/6234ddbc6647c71acb642931/comment/623adcdce99839749d2473fa) This is the first article I took so much time to analyze and contemplate. U must have been really genius to put many of the abstract ideas into this very engaging art. We all have been trained to approach like 'how to get stuff done' rather than concentrating on 'why'. Many of the resources you mentioned are an eye-opening for me (embodied metaphor..haha). Thanks a lot [Swati Sarangi](https://hashnode.com/@starCodes) [Mar 21, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/01-lygometry-figuring-out-what-i-dont-know-yet/6234ddbc6647c71acb642931/comment/6238007b8e4fae3f767e0710) First of all, congratulations on being featured! You deserve it. Questions about what we know and what we don't are some of the frequent ones in our minds. If you don't ponder about them, they may create confusion or reluctance to continue doing the work at present. How do you manage to continue with so many courses simultaneously? Thanks for the book recommendations and it will be better if you can review the courses that you've taken up so far. I am interested to get the review of **_Full Stack Development_** MOOC by the University of Helsinki. [Jorge Romero](https://hashnode.com/@JorgeRL) [Mar 21, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/01-lygometry-figuring-out-what-i-dont-know-yet/6234ddbc6647c71acb642931/comment/6238007b8e4fae3f767e0710#reply-6238bd176ac82a57d1f1f4ef) Thanks Swati. I didn't realize this post was featured! I don't take many courses simultaneously so much as I am stuck on many courses at the same time XD Those courses from the university of Helsinki are really good. They take some time to explain why and link to many additional resources. And they have you build several projects by yourself. It is completely free and self paced. You don't even need to register. There is also a way to get a certification. But I am still not sure if it is for everyone or just for official students. I may write a post about the course. But in the mean time, my veredict is: it is really good! [Kaushal Joshi](https://hashnode.com/@kaushal-joshi) [Mar 21, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/01-lygometry-figuring-out-what-i-dont-know-yet/6234ddbc6647c71acb642931/comment/6237f85d8e4fae3f767e0649) Wow! I have been reading your blogs since past few days and gotta admit, this is one of the best! Your writing style and abiltiy to express thoughts on paper are great, I was engaged till the last sentence without getting distracted even once. Keep learning bud, keep writing 🎉 [Jorge Romero](https://hashnode.com/@JorgeRL) [Mar 21, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/01-lygometry-figuring-out-what-i-dont-know-yet/6234ddbc6647c71acb642931/comment/6237f85d8e4fae3f767e0649#reply-6238bec25df27d5ca212ef2e) Thank you [Kaushal Joshi](https://hashnode.com/@clumsycoder) that means a lot! Getting comments is really encouraging. I hope I make it worth your time. And that you find value in what I have to share :D Regarding the writing style, I write in a way that is easy to read for me. As I have ADHD. Reading is very hard for me if there are long sentences and paragraphs. And if people use the passive voice too often. Sometimes I use the [Hemingway app](https://hemingwayapp.com/) [Kaushal Joshi](https://hashnode.com/@kaushal-joshi) [Mar 21, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/01-lygometry-figuring-out-what-i-dont-know-yet/6234ddbc6647c71acb642931/comment/6237f85d8e4fae3f767e0649#reply-6238cc4c6622115cc80485f6) Hemingway is dope. Sometimes i use it myself too. [Mathieu Lalonde](https://hashnode.com/@optimistdev) [Mar 20, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/01-lygometry-figuring-out-what-i-dont-know-yet/6234ddbc6647c71acb642931/comment/6237870abef4c71aa6f12a74) Thanks for an interesting blog post! You may enjoy checking out Karl Popper's theory of knowledge. Lulie's [Thread](https://twitter.com/reasonisfun/status/1502427292953452544?t=qC7-y1xJfwls0EUs6HufHA&s=19) is a good starting point. [Jorge Romero](https://hashnode.com/@JorgeRL) [Mar 20, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/01-lygometry-figuring-out-what-i-dont-know-yet/6234ddbc6647c71acb642931/comment/6237870abef4c71aa6f12a74#reply-62378bcbbef4c71aa6f12b3b) It is very interesting that you mention Popper's. His approach of scientific-knowledge-as-provisional is one of the starting points of the topic of "logics of discovery". The question of whether we can find a way to scientifically study the process of hypothesis-making, which is the most creative part of science. Karl Popper was very ambiguous, but mostly negative, about it. While other philosophers, like Peirce, defended it. Peirce had a name for it [abductive reasoning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abductive_reasoning) Which is one of the approaches to creativity I was attempting to use in my own research. Here, I just mixed it up with the basic ideas of the "embodied" cognitive science movement :D I really enjoyed that thread! Thank you for sharing [Mathieu Lalonde](https://hashnode.com/@optimistdev) [Kelvin Okuroemi](https://hashnode.com/@kelvinokuroemi) [Mar 20, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/01-lygometry-figuring-out-what-i-dont-know-yet/6234ddbc6647c71acb642931/comment/6236c3d28e4fae3f767de4e6) So practically how do you suggest we approach learning.Especially for beginners? [Jorge Romero](https://hashnode.com/@JorgeRL) [Mar 20, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/01-lygometry-figuring-out-what-i-dont-know-yet/6234ddbc6647c71acb642931/comment/6236c3d28e4fae3f767de4e6#reply-6236d2a78e4fae3f767de5c3) Hi [Kelvin](https://hashnode.com/@KelvinDelvin). Here is the simplest way I can put it: Would you be able to teach whatever you learn? In fact. Here's the practical suggestion: Do teach whatever you learn. Perhaps in blog-format! Even better if you infuse it with what you can uniquely offer. That is precisely what I am doing with this blog. I am new-ish to software development. But I come from a non-cs academic background, so I decided to share my learning journey along with the things I know from outside the software world. But let me elaborate a little. There are only two things of real substance that I suggested 1. Reframing knowledge. From a theoretical "having information", into a pragmatic "be able to explain and build stuff". But with a small twist. 1. Focus on the "why" and the relations between things or ideas. Not so much on the individual ideas themselves. You can always find a tutorial about making a React app. And you would be able to make a react app. And that's pretty much it. But after all that effort how would you answer when someone asks you why would you want to use react over vue? why not svelte? why redux over useContext? For example. (I am foolishly assuming you know about react) If you start with why react exists? (and take a brief history lesson), you are in a much better place than many. why use hooks? why choose functional components? If your goal is being able to build react apps, having an answer to at least some of those questions will make it much easier to find the answer to any technical questions you may have. The reason is as simple as it gets. Because all the technical decisions that where made when creating react where made for the purpose of solving a problem. They were not arbitrary (or at least not completely arbitrary). It is much easier to remember lone technical facts if you have their context than otherwise. Every single aspect of react's api and jsx syntax is there for whatever purpose the people that made it needed it to satisfy. In a nutshell. Start with "why X" and go all the way to "How X". Instead of starting with "how". Hopefully that helps :D [Roshaan](https://hashnode.com/@roshaaan) [Mar 19, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/01-lygometry-figuring-out-what-i-dont-know-yet/6234ddbc6647c71acb642931/comment/623584976647c71acb6433c7) Omgg this was so fun to read, I can not express how amazing this was. I have been reading your articles and I am literally so inspired by your writing style and the topics you choose, reading your stuff has made me curious about human behaviour and I will surely be reading the books you have suggested. As far as lygometry is concerned I think it is such an interesting concept and the best thing about it is that one can build on top of it. It is extremely flexible and can adapt to a person’s preferences, I will give it a try for sure [Jorge Romero](https://hashnode.com/@JorgeRL) [Mar 19, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/01-lygometry-figuring-out-what-i-dont-know-yet/6234ddbc6647c71acb642931/comment/623584976647c71acb6433c7#reply-623628728e4fae3f767ddb85) Thanks for the kind words [Roshaan](https://hashnode.com/@roshaaan) Please let me know how it goes!