Ask HN: How do you find your unknown unknowns?

3 points by sharkmerry 5y ago ↗ HN

Frequently with my dealings with impostor syndrome, I feel like I've built a tower but it is mostly scaffolding rather than solid foundation. Im not an architect so I dont know what I am missing.

Perhaps the best route is to just start from the beginning and slowly fill in the blanks(while also re-learning some things you already know well)

Im wondering if there is some way to discover the missing pieces of the tower and focus studies on those? quiz, app, etc.

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scott31 5y ago ↗

Not sure if you are asking about programming, but you can always start from scratch and have solid foundations: https://www.rust-lang.org/

sharkmerry 5y ago ↗

thanks scott. It's centered on programming but I find it happening frequently in side hobbies. woodworking, welding, electronics. There is frequently an easy solution if you have full training in an issue but often the solution can be tough to find due to wrong keywords/search terms.

tmaly 5y ago ↗

I think applying syntopical reading to the subject would help you to fill in the gaps. See the book How to Read a Book by Adler.