This is the advice for the ages! However i fear it is lost on the current generation which is always looking for that quick/short article/blog/video/etc. which

This is the advice for the ages! However i fear it is lost on the current generation which is always looking for that quick/short article/blog/video/etc. which will teach and make them understand the subject as painlessly as possible. Everything must be "Fun and Enjoyable" (i don't even know what that means anymore!). They have forgotten the maxim "There is no Royal Road to Mathematics"(or any other scientific field). The amount of people (even on HN!) who espouse disdain for Textbooks is astonishing. By definition, the process of learning involves diving into the unknown and hence there will be discomfort/difficulties/effort/time needed and thus is not going to be easy. But the student doesn't want to put in any effort at all; everything is the fault of the Teacher(can't teach properly)/Teaching method(i am a visual learner)/Too rigorous/Mathematical/I have ADHD/ADD/Autism/Whatever. The real tragedy is that used Books are now so easily/cheaply/universally available that there is no reason not to have one's own library of books on subjects of interest; it is "food" for the Mind.