Re:Ask HN: What are the reasons behind your success as a sel...
by GenerocUsername on Monday November 07, 2022 @11:49AM
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Sure, but that's not really news. Everything anyone does they do themselves.
I think the real distinction between self-taught and formally taught comes down to sequencing and structure.
Self taught people don't always know what the next step is, whereas university or a good mentor can pull you towards the next hop by structuring the lessons into a sequence which naturally goes from a to b to c to d whereas self taught individuals sometimes swing from a to d before coming back and learning c sometimes entirely missing b.
I think the real distinction between self-taught and formally taught comes down to sequencing and structure.
Self taught people don't always know what the next step is, whereas university or a good mentor can pull you towards the next hop by structuring the lessons into a sequence which naturally goes from a to b to c to d whereas self taught individuals sometimes swing from a to d before coming back and learning c sometimes entirely missing b.