The greatest peril of “self-taught” mentality is the bubble of greatness you blow around yourself, also referred to as “ignorance”, “Dunning–Kruger effect”, et al.

 

It’s not that KNOWLEDGE isn’t there

It is

But you applying it — within your echo chamber of self-satisfaction — prevents you from receiving the crucial negative feedback

 

The role of teachers is not to tell you something you don’t know — their’s role is to tell you something you know but nevertheless refuse to admit

 

Life is the greatest teacher

Life will tell you what you do wrong

But for that you have to be a professional — you have to have skin in the game

You PAYING the price for your shortcomings will be sufficient reminder that you’re not so perfect

This is how life shows you where the work needs to be done = teaches you, plays the role of the teacher.

But unless you have something to gain AND something to lose — you won’t listen.

You won’t listen but pat yourself on the back.

 

Otherwise — I recommend being as self-taught as possible

Obviously utilise all the learning resources you can find, and learn from everyone you can

But don’t be dependent on it

If greatness is of any interest to you — you will EVENTUALLY have to walk alone. If greatness could be taught — every student would be “great”

 

I feel like everything I say here is obvious — but from my observations — few live those truths

The temptation to play a little game with oneself and erect an EGO around it is too high

It’s innate, really — thus quite beyond your control

Find people who disagree with you

Find ways to be criticized

Find ways for the reality to HUMBLE you

And FOCUS YOURSELF in the REAL WORLD, REAL WAYS you can BENEFIT YOUR REAL LIFE — and not philosophy, not theories, not nonsense, not ideas, not ideology — only the REAL LIFE

Please be simple

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