Challenge Your Inner Nerd
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At work our software development team allocates 30 min each day to skill development. It’s a great way to keep our minds fresh and full of new ideas. Today I just came across a gold mine for anyone looking to challenge their inner nerd. It’s called OpenCourseWare. It’s from MIT. It’s nerdy.
What you get is free, open access to 18K of MIT’s coolest courses in the form of lecture notes, outlines, videos, and problem sets. Didn’t have time to take a flippin’ sweet course on AI when you were in school? No problem. Robotics? Machine vision? Algorithms? Rock on. Develop your skills to the max.
I don’t see this as a replacement for actually going to college (face-to-face human interaction is still important; you can’t hide behind texting and email), but it is a great supplement. Even if you are already in a great engineering or CS program, why not use these lectures to get a different angle on the same material? I can guarantee you’ll be light years ahead of your fellow students. And when it comes time to apply for a job or start your own business, you will have a huge competitive advantage.
For example, say you are a smart hacker wanting to start your own business. Well, you better learn something about business management. MIT’s OpenCourseWare can help you get your feet wet.
So go ahead and give it a try. Let me know what you think.
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Tags: business, education, engineering, skills