How to teach yourself hard things

Re:How to teach yourself hard things by bamboozled on Sunday September 02, 2018 @03:33AM (#17896050)

I often read through books and spend time learning materials that I’m not super interested in. Not because I like it, but because I understand some topics are just essential to understand.

Don’t need a teach for that instruction though.

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Re:How to teach yourself hard things by withdavidli on Sunday September 02, 2018 @03:57AM (#17896113)

the point isn't that you understand there are topics that are essential, it's to have someone to identify what is essential.

we all have blindspots, much more when we're just starting something new.

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Re:How to teach yourself hard things by TeMPOraL on Sunday September 02, 2018 @05:15AM (#17896293)

> it's to have someone to identify what is essential.

You don't need "a good teacher and a structured education system" to identify that, because what's essential in a domain is not a function of you. It's a function on the domain itself. Or, in other words, it's enough for a good teacher somewhere to identify important areas and create some structure, and everyone can benefit. You don't need that teacher for yourself (but you might want to read his book).

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