Learning in public

There's something uncomfortable about sharing work before it's done. But I keep coming back to the idea that the process of learning is often more interesting — and more useful to others — than the finished conclusion.

The case for it

When you learn in public:

• You force yourself to articulate things clearly
• Others can correct you early before bad models calcify
• People who are at your level right now can follow along — the expert's finished essay is often too far ahead

The risk

You're wrong in public. Ideas half-formed look half-formed.

But I think I'd rather be visibly learning than invisibly confused.