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> nobody has time to keep up with everything going on in the world Exactly. Self directed education is as much about ignoring information you don't need as it
by studentrob 10y ago
> nobody has time to keep up with everything going on in the world
Exactly. Self directed education is as much about ignoring information you don't need as it is about absorbing information.
> at some point you have to find trustworthy news sources if you want to be aware of activity outside of your main interests
At many points we need to re-examine already-trusted news sources. For example, the Discovery Channel which lost its ability to be scientific.
To hear even more different perspectives, learn a foreign language so you can read their news or talk to foreigners.
- ZenoArrow 10y ago> "Exactly. Self directed education is as much about ignoring information you don't need as it is about absorbing information." Not everything that you're interested in will end up covering the most important new developments of the day. For example, if you spend most of your self-directed learning focused on learning about physics, you may miss news related to the economy, and it could turn out that there's an important event related to the economy that you should be aware of. In such cases, you will be relying on the expertise of others in the field. Speaking generally, it's healthy to have a passing interest in many things, as long as you can also acknowledge that your understanding of things you don't spend a lot of time on is likely to be limited.
- studentrob 10y agoI agree with all that. I think we're both being picky about each other's words, or we're both not. You pick, or I will.