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Re:Astonishing regularity in learning rate among college stu... by WarOnPrivacy on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @03:13PM (#34616890)
> Your example is not great because "woodworking" is primarily a knowledge game.

I think his example is very good if he requires much more effort to understand straightforward woodworking concepts. It might not be that he can't be an average woodworker but that it takes him 5x more effort - and after just 3x more effort he's kind of done.

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Re:Astonishing regularity in learning rate among college stu... by qup on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @04:14PM (#34617862)
Sure, if that were true. But it's not. Anyone who can understand college algebra can understand woodworking concepts, because woodworking concepts have virtually no cognitive complexity.

Source: I learned college algebra, and I have my woodshop 20 yards from me.

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Re:Astonishing regularity in learning rate among college stu... by nerdponx on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @08:28PM (#34620810)
A better example would be my ability in strategy games such as checkers, chess, bridge, et alia. I'm generally worse at such games than most of my friends, none of whom have any special training or aptitude for strategy games.
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