[mightybyte]

Here's a nice talk along these lines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8KcCU-p8QA

My TL;DR (probably somewhat flawed since it's been awhile since I last watched it):

1. Use an iterative deepening approach to learning.

2. Keep a list of notable problems and also a list of notable solutions and think about how they might be applied in different areas (for instance...iterative deepening).