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?
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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
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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
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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!
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Many of them are on Twitter! Strongly recommend setting text notifications for a small handful of people who frequently tweet things adjacent to what you're trying to think about, or infrequently tweet things of such quality that you can accidentally ponder them for a full day
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"Smart, curious friends" might be a more precious resource even than spaces in a university. I value mine tremendously, even if the main things I've learned from them are the rather fuzzy skills of fiction-writing and magic.
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Yep, that's the implied benefit of college: meet other smart people. Guess what, I've met far more smart curious people outside of college.
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Mason, this is very interesting and the hazy vision I have for mashing up book clubs and meetups into "readups", kind of an Oxford reading tutorial with built-in networking. Sounds like the right track.
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Sounds fun
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This is exactly what Tim Ferriss does in 4-Hour Workweek, for all the books' flaws. He went from 0 to world-championship Argentinean tango dancer in ~6 months. He's kind of a crazy person but the book changed my life.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The hard part, IMHO, is having a Curriculum you are confident has adequate coverage so that you're confident you can just "work the plan" a step at a time, with your head down. Of course, I'd, in parallel, be in touch with "industry" That's my plan as I pivot eform CEO to
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Maybe curriculum is defined as others....”become Tony Robbins” for example.
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