How do you get better at physics without burning out when life is busy?

Chinedu Adeyemi · 8 likes

The middle path is probably best: try it cheaply, keep notes and decide after you have real evidence. I keep a note about chemistry for exactly this reason.

Tola Ibrahim · 1 likes

I needed the reminder to start smaller.

Bilal Raza · 1 likes

A useful way to think about it is mechanism first: what changes, what stays constant, and what evidence would distinguish the two. The trap is trying to optimize before you have feedback.

- Start small and make the next step obvious.
- Keep notes so you can compare what worked.
- Ask someone with recent experience, not just strong opinions.

Source: mostly hard-won experience and comparing notes with people who stuck with it.

Theo Bennett · 0 likes

Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot.

Sophie Gagnon · 0 likes

Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot.