It’s not a function of activity, it’s a learning style (to use an overused expression) which applies to all kinds of activities.
All my attempts to learn stuff in a supportive setting worked very well, and all my attempts to learn stuff in isolation failed.
Right, but the typical mind fallacy is a thing. I’m your opposite—I learn best by myself and a class/group just gets in the way for me—but I know that people unlike me exist :-)
Fair enough. I guess my post is mostly addressed to the folks who keep trying to do stuff alone, fail, and blame “akrasia”. It seems like a typical story on LW, see Elo’s recent post for example.
It’s not a function of activity, it’s a learning style (to use an overused expression) which applies to all kinds of activities.
Right, but the typical mind fallacy is a thing. I’m your opposite—I learn best by myself and a class/group just gets in the way for me—but I know that people unlike me exist :-)
Fair enough. I guess my post is mostly addressed to the folks who keep trying to do stuff alone, fail, and blame “akrasia”. It seems like a typical story on LW, see Elo’s recent post for example.
There’s also a strong selection effect. Guess what kind of people you’ll meet in classes!
I dunno. What kind? My first reaction was “normies” :-/