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Is your degree in personal finance?

• WalterBright 9y ago
  Much of a college education is "learning how to learn", not necessarily stuffing one's mind with facts. There are innumerable books on personal finance. I expect a college educated person would have no trouble picking one up and reading and understanding it. It's not quantum electrodynamics.
  • acchow 9y ago
    > Much of a college education is "learning how to learn", not necessarily stuffing one's mind with facts. I think most degrees are just rote memorization. You must be referring to comparative literature or math or philosophy or something.
    • WalterBright 9y ago
      It's about learning how to learn. I got much better at learning during college, and many have told me the same thing. If you picked a college that consisted of rote memorization, you were rooked. Due to google, rote memorization is rather pointless.
  • barrkel 9y ago
    I think college tends towards learning a lot about a little with a bunch of handholding. Autodidacts are more likely to have learned how to learn. I see this a lot with junior devs at work. People are intimidated by what they don't know and ask for help or get frustrated or despondent - approaching things with a bit of bravery and analytical method is unusual. Those people are exactly the ones you want to keep, of course.