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My advice would be that if you really want to learn something then you have to do it. The book is a reference but there is no substitute for on hands training.
by mimimimi 10y ago
My advice would be that if you really want to learn something then you have to do it. The book is a reference but there is no substitute for on hands training. Unless all you want to learn is facts like an encyclopedia, which I guess is ok but I find it hard to see as a good method to learn something deeply.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoTrue - doing is an important part. But good (and hard) books are not like encyclopedias - they're not a collection of facts, they're also a way to discover and internalize author's mental model. You get to learn the connection between the facts and their relative importance. I feel it's something that later greatly aids you in the "doing" phase.
- pmoriarty 10y agoWhat would you have to do in order to learn what was in Crime and Punishment if you didn't read it?