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Isn't it odd that we take for granted that the time required to obtain a functional entry-level education *in every field* — from comparative literature to statistics to agricultural science — is four years?
Doing my own research project for the last few months — at many points *lazily* & w/ many distractions & side pursuits —has convinced me that there are a tremendous number of things you can become a formidable expert on in 6-18 months w/ a stack of books + smart, curious friends
I often feel guilty for the paltry "work" I've done on a given day, but I'm totally confident in saying that I'm at least an order of magnitude more productive than in college. I'm doing a LOT more reading & thinking. Observing, thinking, musing, integrating thoughtful responses
Twitter is a good example of a widely under-appreciated & (sadly) squandered cognitive tool — many of my tweets come from little synergistic + serendipitous "click" moments that come w/o warning, & fortunately I have a device + platform to capture them & get real-time feedback!
These kinds of numbers are often a reflection of supply-and-demand of attention. Same as the 10,000 hour rule - nothing magic about 10,000 hours, that's just a demanding enough commitment that it winnows out 99.9% of entrants, leaving the remainder as the "experts".
Lots of things like this have economic explanations, IMO. Eg "information overload" has nothing to do with there being too much information, and everything to do with the fact that for many people there are increasing marginal returns to knowledge.
Skill training and skill certification absolutely needs to be decoupled. The entity that testifies “yes, person can do job” shouldn’t care at all how, and especially how long, it took you to learn it.
The four year degree is an ancient tradition that goes back to at least Medieval times. It is a mystery though why everyone takes it for granted the current educational set up must have been consciously designed rather than just inherited. I guess it's more legitimate that way.pic.twitter.com/4OBC2z8pnn
In Sweden a bachelor's degree is 3 years. You can also study an extra year in high-school and get a smaller engineering degree.
4 years isn’t related to the amount of time it takes to be an expert in a field. 4 years is how long it takes to demonstrate that you can put up with 4 years of rules, hierarchy, and arbitrary hoop-jumping without changing majors or giving up.
Read https://sivers.org/kimo by @sivers . ‘Standard pace is for chumps...the system is designed so everyone can keep up.’ Sivers was able to learn a semester of harmony lessons in one morning. Realise that there are no speed limits, the only limit is motivation.
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