On the TechVancouver stage ×1
First seen on the TechVancouver stage in 2018. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Carlin ↗
In their words
so first off learning is a skill don't let anyone tell you otherwise and just like any other skill it can be learned and just like any other skill it can be improved on
feedback is the best way for us to learn clear direct understandable feedback is how we learn right it's the reason why math textbooks have answers in the back of the book and it's the reason why you don't write your entire code base before you run your code
I'm a big advocate for being either like a T person or like an M person so that means you have a base of proficiency in a lot of different skills and then you go really deep on one two or three skills depending on what it is you're trying to learn
Quick answers
Who is Carlin Leung?
A data and product professional, currently senior data scientist at Monzo in London. He was previously product strategist at Quietly, the Vancouver content marketing agency, where he built its Quietly Insights software.
What did Carlin Leung talk about at TechVancouver?
Learning to Learn, at TechVancouver in June 2018. His three approaches: break a skill into small components, understand why each one matters and what it changes, and reflect on your own thinking to generate feedback when nobody hands it to you.
What was Carlin Leung's role at Quietly?
Product strategist. He described himself on stage as not technical — his background was marketing and writing — and said he worked his way into product by learning marketing analytics, statistics, business analysis and product planning a piece at a time.