bitcoin Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 Hey everyone. As I am pursuing the effectiveness (and sometimes difficulty) of self-learning through online courses, education and my own projects; I am realizing that the main missing link of the experience is being surround by friends, entrepreneurs and people trying to solve and work on similar problems as each other. Thus, I am reaching out to the young philosophical entrepreneurs and self-learners. (College students that fall under this category are more than welcome : ) If there are any young philosophers who might want to chat about their pursuit in self-learning, perhaps work together or chat about our learning, or even philosophize, share ideas, projects and make friends; please do not hesitate to reach out. I would love to start a group (or team) of passionate and creative self-learners! Heck maybe we can talk about how to improve our own self-learning and start an entrepreneurial project to improve it! The opportunities are fun and endless I look forward to chatting and connecting ! 1
Koroviev Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 Good thinking! I'm always looking for new things to learn.
AccuTron Posted October 10, 2015 Posted October 10, 2015 The only thing I can think to contribute at this time would be this: In researching dense or controversial topics, the first hour or two is just learning the language. Real research takes 10-20 hours to pretty well understand, if it has discernible limits. Other topics may take dozens of hours if the end points are not definite.
emma9085 Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 I am a "college opt out" and I strongly believe that, in most areas, college is completely unnecessary; However, for some fields, it obviously is important (i.e. medical fields). I am a steel detailer (I make fabrication detail drawings of structural steel for mostly industrial or commercial construction) and I started this career with nothing more than a single semester of AutoCAD class in high school. I now work on high profile builds such as West Point and the soon to be built Transbay Transit Center in San-Fran. In my case, a college education would not only have been unnecessary, but actually detrimental to my career growth. I think that self-education is the best way to learn because if you are invested enough to start teaching yourself something, you are much more likely to retain the information. That being said, I do feel like philosophy is the kind of subject that requires the interaction of a group of similarly interested peers to bounce ideas off of and to debate with. In this way, college would be beneficial, but forming a community here is quite possibly just as effective, if not more so (and you don’t have the ultra-liberal agenda here that you are exposed to in the vast majority of colleges). I, for one, would really like to be a part of a group of "up and coming" philosophers. I think it would be easier to confidently put forward ideas and form opinions, without the fear of embarrassing yourself in a group of "seasoned" thinkers. If you decide to put something together to this end, you can count me in.
bitcoin Posted October 16, 2015 Author Posted October 16, 2015 Hey Emily!Thanks for your interesting response and congratulations on the considerable achievements! I would certainly love to hear more.You made a particularly interesting point about "seasoned thinkers". I feel like that point itself could be unpacked in many different ways.Additionally, I agree 100%, I think one of the many benefits of self learning is that when you are engaged, intrinsically motivated and invested, you will inevitably retain far more information.Certainly this can happen in college classrooms, but adding the pressure and self discipline of self-learning would in my mind reinforce whatever motivation was behind the individual in the first place.There is now a Skype group and we've got about a half dozen people so far. All eager self learners, philosophers and a few entrepreneurs.Let me know if you might want to continue the conversation! PS. I am responding here because I was unable to message you via chat! Take care! Jake
bitcoin Posted October 17, 2015 Author Posted October 17, 2015 Here is a link to the skype group if anyone is interested ! https://join.skype.com/AdQ9D2vP0IIa I look forward to chatting !
bitcoin Posted October 24, 2015 Author Posted October 24, 2015 Hello Team !Yesterday marked the first meet up for a group of highly motivated, intelligent self directed learners.It was a great pleasure to chat with everyone who was able to make it !In our first meet up, beyond introducing ourselves and sharing some of our brief goals and pursuits; we had an interesting discussion about the value of community, Bitcoin, and shared some of our thoughts on how to maximize our potential in the self-directed learning process.There seemed to be the common theme of discovering, knowing and reminding ourselves of what our purpose is in our pursuit. Additionally, creating deadlines was equally as important to track progress, keep ourselves accountable and reap the benefits of extra motivation by seeing and experiencing tangible results.We also discussed how to approach future meetings, how we can be of benefit to each other, maximize the potential of the group, and enjoy future conversations together. One idea was to integrate the "mastermind" philosophy.We decided it would be great if everyone interested, would try to come up with, and share your answers to these essential questions:What is one particular goal that you would like to work towards?Why this goal is important to you?Give yourself a deadline or time frame in which you will have accomplished something tangible and meaningful in this endeavor.What did you do throughout the week to pursue your goal?Lastly, what are some problems you consistently face that might benefit from another critical mind's perspective?These mental exercises should not be seen as "homework". If you feel these expectations are too high, that is fine. Start with what you feel comfortable with.We are a group of intelligent, motivated and empathetic individuals; the goal is not to cause anxiety, but rather assist each other in the process of pursuing and achieving that which we care about.Books that were recommended as favorites (feel free to add more to the list):-The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand-In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate-Zero to One by Peter Thiel-The Startup Of You by Reid Hoffman-Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson Links to resources and references (I will organize this more in the future -- and again, please feel free to share more):-https://www.getsync.com/Code: AM6OD2HCFUJKKL4ZIR3EJN7UJAJE7NM4I-https://trello.com/-http://www.passionforbusiness.com/articles/mastermind-group.htmThe next formal meet up is on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 5pm - 6pm Pacific Time. http://teamup.com/event/show/id/LioyaznNUF9h7S6zJwCgqkpMGeEByQ I look forward to seeing you all there and enjoying many more future conversations !Enjoy the rest of your week !PS. This is the first time I am mentioning this incredibly interesting and so-far very successful group here. Please send me a message or comment if you are interested in more information or would like to join. Additionally, as always, feedback and criticism is always appreciated.
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