i figure it'd be useful to write about how to learn cuz ppl suck at it (and i know about it and like the topic). including how to discuss. ppl suck at asking questions, conceptual thinking, using examples, replying at all, choosing topics, knowing when they understand something (they often think they're done learning something when they're still pretty much clueless) etc, etc
it takes ppl tons of effort to do a little bit of stuff (e.g. learning) badly cuz they use their effort badly.
but if i start with this ppl:
- don't know how to learn it
- don't care, aren't very interested, want to get on with "practical" life
even if they say they care and read it, they usually still don't put much effort/study into it to actually understand it. just superficially look it over.
if i write instead about something people care about – let's say, diet – then ppl don't learn the concepts i'm using. they don't learn to think for themselves, judge ideas well, or figure out the next issue. and they may disagree with me about diet for badly thought out reasons and then have no clue how to seek the truth.
lots of how people judge ideas – about diet or anything – is by whether other people say the author is good. (e.g. gave him a PhD or an award or some praise). i don't want to compete at that stupid approach.
solutions? best approach?
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