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One of the most useful models of technical learning I've learned is the "illusion of competence"; the fact that you can follow along with somebody explaining or
by niels_bom 5y ago
One of the most useful models of technical learning I've learned is the "illusion of competence"; the fact that you can follow along with somebody explaining or doing something is very different from being able to do it yourself.
- rramadass 5y agoVery True! I think this is the reason, people who skip lectures/classes but sit down with the books/notes and work on their homework/problems do pretty well. There is a Chinese Martial Arts saying which i always keep in mind; To show one the right direction and right path, oral instructions from a Master is necessary but Mastery of a Subject comes only from one's own incessant self-cultivation.