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Mariela Napoles
13,434 PointsHow Do I practice all the lessons I am learning?
Hello, team treehouse users. I am learning a lot from all the contents here but I am looking for something that I could do to retain all the concept for a long time. Can you suggest which project I should start working or a good website that list projects for practice?
Also, Is it better to watch (for example: Javascript and the DOM series) first and then practice or, should I practice after each topic is introduced? Right now, all I am doing is to watch and take notes. Im not sure what to do next. Every answer will be appreciated. Thank you and have a nice day :)
3 Answers
Lee Vaughn
Treehouse TeacherOne way is to use the new Practice Workshops which you can find here: https://teamtreehouse.com/library/type:workshop/q:Practice
These are simple exercises that you can do to reinforce what you are learning.
You can also use those exercises as inspiration for ideas on creating your own practice exercises based on things you recently learned.
I like to warm up each day by working on a small project related to what I worked on the previous day. For example, if I am working on Flexbox lessons I might design a navigation bar or a sticky footer. If I am working on if/else statements I might come up with a little JavaScript quiz. I try to come up with these ideas the night before based on what I learned and want to reinforce.
Hope that helps.
Saud Tauqeer
Courses Plus Student 8,099 Pointsi was struggling with the same question. believe me if you follow each workspace and try to do as the teacher does. (always try to do it yourself what the teacher is going to do next.) you will encounter failure sometimes and there will be times when you will succeed too. It really helps rather than just watching videos until you practically use them on spot. workshops are a good practice too but you might have to take a refresher video again if you doing after a while.
S Campos
413 PointsCreate your own tutorials as notes, break things down the way you understand them and try to write them so that you can show them to someone you know
Mariela Napoles
13,434 PointsMariela Napoles
13,434 PointsGreat Idea Lee Vaughn. Im thinking of doing that, as you suggested. May I ask how many hours do you usually code? I set an hour of practice but then, sometimes I am so at it, I sometimes go for more hours or until I get stocked or until I finished. Thats the only time I feel like doing other things. Thank you for your answering! :D
Lee Vaughn
Treehouse TeacherLee Vaughn
Treehouse TeacherLearning to code is my primary focus right now so I spend most of my day working towards that. It is good that you get so caught up coding that you want to keep going but be sure to take frequent breaks. Not only is it good for your body but it will keep your mind sharper as well.