Ask HN: Should I teach you hackers how to teach a skill?
I've been learning skills by teaching them for the last 8 years. I started by teaching people chess, then I taught problem-solving, and now I'm teaching how to teach. (I obviously taught lots more stuff in between, but I summarize, ha.)
Assuming you're down to try, here's some basic stuff I need:
1) 15-20 minutes for a session zero, where we decide how to teach you. I'll give a plethora of options: e.g., I can be super theory heavy. Or I can emphasize practice with almost no theory. Or you can learn by watching me like a hawk. Or suggest your favorite path.
2) I need a way to get in touch. Discord's great for many many reasons, but if you really don't want to, offer an alternative that can be accessed through a personal computer. We'll need to voice chat as a minimum. Click on my profile for contact info or comment here.
For reasons why this whole thing may not be the best idea, see below:
a) I will ask you to give back in some way (but I'll let you choose how.) You could teach someone (not necessarily me) a skill you already possess. Or you could donate to keep my effort afloat. Or you could choose to decide a bit later. Something like that.
b) I mean to teach you how to teach a skill. This is not the Feynman technique; a skill to me is the ability to reach a specified result automatically and consistently.
c) I live in the Americas; if you're in Africa/Europe you're 6-7 hours ahead. If you're in Asia you're 12-16 hours ahead. (If Antartica, wtf are you doing there?) My schedules tend to be flexible but Asia-located people may struggle to get ahold of me.
If there's any other cons you can think of, leave them here, I'll respond in the comments if I agree. How much will it cost? I'm not exactly charging, my only ask is that you contribute to the community I want to build in some way. If you want to pay me, we can find a sum that works for you, but you could also teach me a skill I find useful, or find some other way to make it work:) That's nice. I'm not sure I have anything that's useful that is teachable, otherwise I wouldn't be seeking guidance from someone on the internet, haha. I would love to contribute in any other way I can. I have sent a discord friend request and will email you too.