学习还是学习手艺？
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Studies are vastly underestimated today. It is said that Bill Gates and many others dropped out of college - but it is forgotten that Bill took a few days off from Microsoft each year and for relaxation he read doctoral theses in computer science. To put it another way, a person strong enough to succeed despite dropping out of college can afford to do so. And I say this as a person who founded a company in the first year of college.
Studies provide a fundamental understanding of issues. They draw a map. It is possible to move without a map. It is possible to build without foundations.
Elon Musk supposedly, while learning a new subject (such as rocket construction), does not start from the "top" of the knowledge (how to build a rocket), but from understanding the most fundamental issues (such as physics and materials science). Thanks to this, he is able to question his engineers' ideas, lead them, gain their respect, and recruit those who also understand what they are doing. This is not always the case.
The same goes for business. I studied management, economics, and marketing. I built a business 10 times larger than some of my former competitors who are self-taught in business. I have always felt that I see and understand more than some self-taught individuals at this "fundamental" level, while they operate at the "tricks" level.
I studied management and marketing, which are criticized as useless and impractical because they do not provide any practical advice on "how to do something", but only introduce distinctions between concepts and definitions of issues. But by doing so, they draw a "map" that I navigate more consciously.
Nevertheless, I highly appreciate the craft and I have marked this response. I regret not completing my studies in electronics, but they would not have added much to me if I had not already been passionate about the subject.
I remember colleagues in college who had completed an electronics technical school - for them, college was a natural theoretical extension of what they were already doing in practice (for example, tinkering with functioning devices for credit). College provided them with foundations for something they had already touched.
Studying electronics for a fresh person was a total abstraction, having nothing to do with practice. High-level mathematics, causing dynamic brain growth, was satisfying. But it had no impact on real-life action.
Quantum mechanics was not a popular science tale of inspiring stories about the mysteries of particles discovered in accelerators and their mystical properties. There was no philosophy or questions about the nature of reality.
It was pure memorization coupled with deriving difficult formulas that no one knew what they meant, what they accomplished, or whether they translated into anything.
Returning to practice, unfortunately, I did not succeed in entering the audio equipment market due to lack of skill. I tried three times. The best audio companies I know were founded by engineers - craftsmen in their garages.
Nevertheless, I succeeded in life. Surely you can't have everything and be everything to everyone. However, I greatly respect anyone who has a craft and I strongly recommend combining these two worlds (having both a skill and education).
Studies are vastly underestimated today. It is said that Bill Gates and many others dropped out of college - but it is forgotten that Bill took a few days off from Microsoft each year and for relaxation he read doctoral theses in computer science. To put it another way, a person strong enough to succeed despite dropping out of college can afford to do so. And I say this as a person who founded a company in the first year of college.
Studies provide a fundamental understanding of issues. They draw a map. It is possible to move without a map. It is possible to build without foundations.
Elon Musk supposedly, while learning a new subject (such as rocket construction), does not start from the "top" of the knowledge (how to build a rocket), but from understanding the most fundamental issues (such as physics and materials science). Thanks to this, he is able to question his engineers' ideas, lead them, gain their respect, and recruit those who also understand what they are doing. This is not always the case.
The same goes for business. I studied management, economics, and marketing. I built a business 10 times larger than some of my former competitors who are self-taught in business. I have always felt that I see and understand more than some self-taught individuals at this "fundamental" level, while they operate at the "tricks" level.
I studied management and marketing, which are criticized as useless and impractical because they do not provide any practical advice on "how to do something", but only introduce distinctions between concepts and definitions of issues. But by doing so, they draw a "map" that I navigate more consciously.
Nevertheless, I highly appreciate the craft and I have marked this response. I regret not completing my studies in electronics, but they would not have added much to me if I had not already been passionate about the subject.
I remember colleagues in college who had completed an electronics technical school - for them, college was a natural theoretical extension of what they were already doing in practice (for example, tinkering with functioning devices for credit). College provided them with foundations for something they had already touched.
Studying electronics for a fresh person was a total abstraction, having nothing to do with practice. High-level mathematics, causing dynamic brain growth, was satisfying. But it had no impact on real-life action.
Quantum mechanics was not a popular science tale of inspiring stories about the mysteries of particles discovered in accelerators and their mystical properties. There was no philosophy or questions about the nature of reality.
It was pure memorization coupled with deriving difficult formulas that no one knew what they meant, what they accomplished, or whether they translated into anything.
Returning to practice, unfortunately, I did not succeed in entering the audio equipment market due to lack of skill. I tried three times. The best audio companies I know were founded by engineers - craftsmen in their garages.
Nevertheless, I succeeded in life. Surely you can't have everything and be everything to everyone. However, I greatly respect anyone who has a craft and I strongly recommend combining these two worlds (having both a skill and education).
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Very much depends on the profession, but life shows that craftsmanship is starting to be highly valued.
Very much depends on the profession, but life shows that craftsmanship is starting to be highly valued.
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And this time, short and to the point. The choice between studies and learning a trade depends on what you like and where you see yourself in the future. Studies are good if you aim for professions that require them, like a doctor or an engineer. Learning a trade is worth it if you prefer practical work and want to earn money faster. It's all about what suits you better and where you see the opportunity for better earnings.
And now, finding a good professional? Not everyone is in college and there is no one to fix the sink because some metrosexual generation is growing up that has two left hands for household chores. Phew - I vented ;)
And this time, short and to the point. The choice between studies and learning a trade depends on what you like and where you see yourself in the future. Studies are good if you aim for professions that require them, like a doctor or an engineer. Learning a trade is worth it if you prefer practical work and want to earn money faster. It's all about what suits you better and where you see the opportunity for better earnings.
And now, finding a good professional? Not everyone is in college and there is no one to fix the sink because some metrosexual generation is growing up that has two left hands for household chores. Phew - I vented ;)
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Question: what do you want to do in life? Some professions require studies: doctor, lawyer... In my opinion, studies are for someone who knows what they want from life, and studies are a step in that direction...
If you don't know what you want, finish high school, learn how to earn money, and time will show what you come up with next.
Question: what do you want to do in life? Some professions require studies: doctor, lawyer... In my opinion, studies are for someone who knows what they want from life, and studies are a step in that direction...
If you don't know what you want, finish high school, learn how to earn money, and time will show what you come up with next.
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Universities are a breeding ground for entitled leftists. Craftsmanship teaches work and independence.
Universities are a breeding ground for entitled leftists. Craftsmanship teaches work and independence.
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