I tend to find forums in which to debate new concepts in order to make faster progress; being corrected and trying to defend a point are often good motivators for learning more about a subject.
Ah yes, definitely!! I’ve found that true too. But unfortunately, it doesn’t quite work for graduate-level work simply because by then, you get a better command in the literature than just about anyone on any random forum (even if you hang out on the forums with people much smarter than average), and academic societies aren’t that great at encouraging debates. :(
Yes, I’ve run into that issue as well. People with specialized knowledge just aren’t common enough to continuously pursue the online debating route, so I’ve found that I can usually only do this for subjects I am beginning to learn rather than ones that I have been learning for quite a while.
Ah yes, definitely!! I’ve found that true too. But unfortunately, it doesn’t quite work for graduate-level work simply because by then, you get a better command in the literature than just about anyone on any random forum (even if you hang out on the forums with people much smarter than average), and academic societies aren’t that great at encouraging debates. :(
Yes, I’ve run into that issue as well. People with specialized knowledge just aren’t common enough to continuously pursue the online debating route, so I’ve found that I can usually only do this for subjects I am beginning to learn rather than ones that I have been learning for quite a while.