Disagree with you on that one as well. Every postdoc in the math department tells the same story. Go to the library, find something that interests you, spend ev

Disagree with you on that one as well. Every postdoc in the math department tells the same story. Go to the library, find something that interests you, spend every waking moment with the subject, find an advisor, write a thesis. Nowhere in any of their stories do they mention going to class designed by world class researchers and learning from lectures.