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user-inactivated · 3994 days ago · link · · parent · post: What's the Difference Between Book Learning and Class Learning?
These are great, especially #4. I've experienced that multiple times. Here are some pros of book learning to counterbalance. 1. Mostly free (!) 2. You know what you're going to get, and if you don't get what you want, there's no sunk cost. 3. A thousand times more convenient. 4. Some people, and I am one of them, like to learn from books for the pacing. I can breeze through what I consider fluff and reread the vital parts 20 times. (This ties into your #2 -- if you have trouble telling which parts are fluff and which are important ... take a class.) 5. There's no chance of inaccessibility, or of having an incompatible personality with your professor. 6. Your goals are your own. Thoughts?