Really agree with "It's often said education is wasted on the young. I think that's because [at a young age] we don't know what the right questions are or what the possibilities are."
I don't think I actually learned how to even begin to ask good questions until I took learning into my own hands during college, mostly through the reading of a shit-ton of books. Even in college, there were probably less than a handful of classes that really taught you HOW to think, not just what to memorize (and subsequently forget).
I recently came across this article by Paul Graham: http://paulgraham.com/think.html, which I think is something to consider, especially if you're young. Sure, one might not agree 100% with everything in there, but at it's core, the point is to encourage first-principles thinking, and to think in questions, not statements.
Also agree with learning fast and iteratively. Treating the learning process as a continual experiment on taking action with learned knowledge is the fastest way to collect data and test your assumptions and process. Treat that experimental process like a mental laboratory, and make sure you are interested in the topics you're testing.
Great article!
Really agree with "It's often said education is wasted on the young. I think that's because [at a young age] we don't know what the right questions are or what the possibilities are."
I don't think I actually learned how to even begin to ask good questions until I took learning into my own hands during college, mostly through the reading of a shit-ton of books. Even in college, there were probably less than a handful of classes that really taught you HOW to think, not just what to memorize (and subsequently forget).
I recently came across this article by Paul Graham: http://paulgraham.com/think.html, which I think is something to consider, especially if you're young. Sure, one might not agree 100% with everything in there, but at it's core, the point is to encourage first-principles thinking, and to think in questions, not statements.
Also agree with learning fast and iteratively. Treating the learning process as a continual experiment on taking action with learned knowledge is the fastest way to collect data and test your assumptions and process. Treat that experimental process like a mental laboratory, and make sure you are interested in the topics you're testing.