I find that I learn best by my own motivation to learn by myself.
I really agree with you, I feel I've learned a lot more on my own than I did in school also. However, in my comment I only meant that some subjects are difficult to get into unless you have someone know knows how to separate fact from fiction - a good teacher. To give a specific example, I'm interested in mathematics and physics, and I frequently look into those subjects, but it would help to have something of a "curriculum" instead of bouncing around, not knowing where to start really. Or, even when bouncing (which is fun) it's nice to have someone to ask for help. Pick their brain, absolutely.
Pretentious.
I hear that a lot about artists, I guess it can be true. I feel like scientific work could be pretentious in that it's possible to embark on a project not for the pursuit of any real knowledge or goal but for recognition or what have you. But field doesn't matter, really. It's up to individuals to be honest and down to earth.
If I could guess why it happens a lot in the arts, I think part of it may be because we have to market our work a lot. Even if it isn't as spectacular as we're saying, if you're doing business, it's easy to cross that fine line between "tooting your horn" and "blowing it". At least, for me it feels that way sometimes.
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I really agree with you, I feel I've learned a lot more on my own than I did in school also. However, in my comment I only meant that some subjects are difficult to get into unless you have someone know knows how to separate fact from fiction - a good teacher. To give a specific example, I'm interested in mathematics and physics, and I frequently look into those subjects, but it would help to have something of a "curriculum" instead of bouncing around, not knowing where to start really. Or, even when bouncing (which is fun) it's nice to have someone to ask for help. Pick their brain, absolutely.
I hear that a lot about artists, I guess it can be true. I feel like scientific work could be pretentious in that it's possible to embark on a project not for the pursuit of any real knowledge or goal but for recognition or what have you. But field doesn't matter, really. It's up to individuals to be honest and down to earth.
If I could guess why it happens a lot in the arts, I think part of it may be because we have to market our work a lot. Even if it isn't as spectacular as we're saying, if you're doing business, it's easy to cross that fine line between "tooting your horn" and "blowing it". At least, for me it feels that way sometimes.