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Noah Harness
Noah Harness
1,383 Points
Posted by Noah Harness
Noah Harness
1,383 Points

Absorbing Information in Python

So I tried developing my open program in python on my own completely and was completely lost. I have only completed a few lessons in Python, but am worried that I am not absorbing the information effectively.

Any tips on how I can really nail down the information in the lessons so I can apply it on my own?

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Are you following along the Treehouse videos? This is extremely important.

I once went through the C# Basics Course and I didn't follow along coding and after 2 weeks, I forgot almost everything about C# except the very basics.

I realized that following along can really help. From that point and on I started following along and also from that point and on I started accomplishing stuff and soon I could almost build a Flask app in Python all because I followed along almost all of the courses that are required to learn the basics of Flask.

If you feel like following along isn't suit for you, there's another method:

You can also practice what you learned after each stage (not course! It's easy to forget stuff). Keep in mind that actually programming can sometimes be as effective as watching 100 Treehouse videos.

Also, code challenges can really help, so don't skip any quizzes or code challenges if you want to really be successful. If you can't pass a code challenge or a quiz, don't be shy to ask the amazing Treehouse Community for help :)

From this point in your situation, I'd go through the course again and follow along.

Also, another important thing is that if you try to remember every little detail of something, it's likely you will forget stuff since your brain can't remember so much stuff in so short time. Everything starts to come together once you've got some programming experience :smile:

I hope this helps. ~Alex