posted March 22, 2013 02:23 PM            

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Originally posted by YoursTrulyAlways:
To be honest, I prefer to be ignorant, unintelligent and a good-for-nothing fat beach bum. But someone has to feed me and pay for my toys, and so I needed a job, and for that, a couple silly pieces of paper called degrees were needed.

As for self-learning, I rather just stare into mid-air in idle daydreaming. My best ideas occur that way lol

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I KNEW IT!

YTA is a hippie at heart!

:lol:

It is true, unless one is a self starter and ramps up your own business HR people tend to value those worthless (yet expensive) pieces of paper.

As for starting off into space..dreaming of diving into your Scrooge McDuck money bin no doubt...

Will say though, regimentation does work, however it may not lead to a passion for the material that is required to reach that 1% Mastery that takes someone from competent to seminal.

This is where self learning comes in, there are things one is "supposed" to learn then there are things people actually WANT to learn about.

posted March 22, 2013 02:40 PM            

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Originally posted by Padre35:
As for starting off into space..dreaming of diving into your Scrooge McDuck money bin no doubt...

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posted March 22, 2013 03:05 PM            

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Originally posted by YoursTrulyAlways:
To be honest, I prefer to be ignorant, unintelligent and a good-for-nothing fat beach bum. But someone has to feed me and pay for my toys, and so I needed a job, and for that, a couple silly pieces of paper called degrees were needed.

As for self-learning, I rather just stare into mid-air in idle daydreaming. My best ideas occur that way lol

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posted March 22, 2013 03:15 PM            

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Originally posted by 12muddy:
I read somewhere that Capricorns are often fascinated by the past and histories. This is true for me.

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Me, too. I like anything old: antiques, histories, languages, studies, cities...

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Originally posted by 12muddy:
I love to learn about archaeology, ancient civilizations and nature. Finding books in libraries, reading and making notes. Love the museums. I enjoy the knowledge, the excitement of knowing something about those subjects. Whenever I find a good book that is packed with information I feel my heart jumping up and down with joy, and can’t stop myself from grinning like this

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It's like you're my twin.

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Originally posted by 12muddy:
And I love to learn about my birth country's traditions and cuisines. I’m happy that I have a solid understanding of my culture.

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America has a short history, and I feel like I've learned a great deal already, and have moved on to learning about the whole world.

But I went to college in a historic city, and my family regularly visits battlefields, monuments, national parks, and we go to reenactments.

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Originally posted by 12muddy:
Other than that, I like hand-crafted things so I always find books/tutorials about embroidery/sewing/wood work/.....

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I LOVE handcrafted things. I'm working on a quilt for my daughter, I've done embroidery, made a coloring book for my kids and their friends; plus I love whatever handcrafted things I've been given as gifts.

Additionally I am really into cooking, and I've made my own yogurt, yogurt cheese, butter, ice cream, kombucha, kvass, wheat grass, soy and nut milks. Most Caps I know have taught themselves a great deal about cooking. I also cook a good amount of international food.

I love using old fashioned equipment, too, like my hand-cranked grist meal, iron pans, clay or stoneware pots and molds. I love the aesthetics of old fashioned kitchen tools, especially the different colored metals against wood and other materials.

I only do a bit of gardening since we switch houses mid-summer, but I love that and hope to grow more of my own medicinal herbs someday. As it stands I wildcraft herbs I learned to identify on our rural property.

posted March 22, 2013 03:17 PM            

We are all teachers and students.
We learn from each other.
We teach each other.
Everyone is a teacher
Everyone is a student
Even the trees and stars teach us
Learning is all around and forever
Even a god knows that truth.

The existence of infinity/eternity means that
"Learning is forever"
There will always be more to learn/experience.
Omnipotency is a myth/illusion/delusion.

Everyone is a teacher...
Everyone is a student...
Learning is eternal.
~Everyone is
gifted. Some simply open the package sooner~

posted March 22, 2013 03:30 PM            

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Originally posted by ghanima81:
T,

I totally get that vibe from most colleges. Unless you are studying something like medicine, which you should probably have a little guidance on, I am quite sure you can teach yourself anything without needing to waste $$$$.

But we are a capitalist country, and even universities are a business. Especially community colleges.

Have you ever seen Community? (HILARIOUS) They make jokes about how it's a waste of time and just about the tuition $ all the time.

In this country, you have to spend to make. Sad, isn't it?

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Very true.

& no, i havent. Is it a movie, or a tv show? Going to google it.....

posted March 26, 2013 07:48 AM            

Its more a matter having to compete.

If you work in software development or IT
Your constantly going to have to improve, learn new skills and move ahead, otherwise your out of a job.

You can teach yourself some of the basics from books, but you would have to complete courses and workshops for more information.

Also, each corporation operates differently.

Once hired you'll have to learn how each operates and the different systems they use.
Each is slightly different and you'll get a good base to get started, but from there you'll have to learn the rest.

Example Objective-C is the language commonly used by Apple to write apps and is a derived form of C. While Visual C++ is commonly used for windows,(although C# is becoming popular) and is Microsoft improvement of C.