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02-14-2017 , 02:30 AM

Tuma

Worships Amon-Ra

Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 16,386

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Autodidacticism or self-education is the act of learning about a subject or subjects in which one has had little to no formal education.

I'm interested in S.T.E.M. subjects, economics, and organizational psychology. I don't have much skills or knowledge though, and am not currently in school.

I was thinking of buying a bunch of books from Amazon and going to town. I'm afraid of venturing into a field that A) I lack a proficiency in; 2) The juice isn't worth the squeeze.

What studies and methods are you guys using to enrich yourselves without formal education? What's your dream?

02-17-2017 , 05:14 PM

de4df1sh

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 6,893

I've mostly just been trying to read books, watch videos/docs and absorb as much content as well as playing with and breaking things.

Talking to people who are versed in an area helps tremendously.

03-04-2017 , 11:53 PM

leavesofliberty

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 6,296

Look for relevant open courses. It's a new trend.

03-07-2017 , 03:38 AM

uniqueness0406

newbie

Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 20

Its good to read different books that interests you most. It is like self studying what you have not encountered yet.

03-08-2017 , 03:14 PM

Black Peter

veteran

Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,921

Audible.com has a ton of world-class lectures by world-class professors. I listen to history lectures on there all the time. They have all kinds of topics.

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