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221 sats \ 13 comments \ @flat24 18 Jun AskSN

A couple of days ago I was talking with some co -workers and a friendly discussion arose.

Both are in a training process to develop skills that allow them to generate extra income to work.

One of them has been paying a training course, where he has practically not produced any money with such training. He even had losses to follow bad advice and seek to oppose rapid profits.

The other for what I comment, also takes time in a training process, however, much of its education has been self -acting, although he said he has also paid for some of the knowledge he has acquired. But this person is producing money with his training and has won during the process (in small quantities, but profits at the end of the day) while the other does not.

Then one of them said, that it was best that he will look for a mentor and pay to learn as he was doing (although he has not yet won anything apart from the theory) while the other said that that lacked logic, that the best option was to be instructed mainly, and that if it could be free or auto didact, it was the best way, and especially if you see income.

And then, being I presented as a spectator, they ask me what I think, which option was the best.

I think that both options are valid however what really matters are the results.

The results in the medium and long term are those that dictate which option would be better.

"Mathematics does not lie" 🧮

Now I ask you, what do you think? What is the best option?

"Pay for knowledge" without guarantees to oppose performance in the short and medium term.
"Learn in a self -did" aspirator to choose progressive and scalable profits.
The results.

Pay for knowledge14.3%

Learn in a self -did71.4%

The results14.3%

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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark 18 Jun

I'm in the learning on my own. I don't necessarily think it's better overall, but I definitely don't thrive in a classroom.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @flat24 OP 18 Jun

I'm in the learning on my own.

A fairly valid approach. Whether inside or outside a classroom, I think that the important thing is to learn, and that what you learn is really benefit to apply in improving your life.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryptoshalix 18h

Learning from a mentor is simply learning a different way of thinking and doing. The true benefit of that learning comes when you put it into practice and see results.

Can you achieve results from self-taught learning and practice? Yes!

But listening to others opens our minds to other ways of thinking and doing, potentially amplifying the results or the speed at which we achieve them.

The key, in either case, is: OPEN YOUR MIND, FOCUS and DO.

In fact, I can speak firsthand, having gone from being a developer to a mentor. My life has allowed me to achieve results in what I want to teach. And what I teach is nothing more than my perspective on that aspect of the world, based on results; my own and those of others. Obviously, if you only receive the learning and don't apply it, you won't achieve results.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @denlillaapan 18 Jun

good question. I usually don't think too much for these types of quizzes but here I was honestly quite torn.

Will think about it

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @flat24 OP 18 Jun

Thank you for expressing your opinion, think about it and then you are free to choose some option.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @RideandSmile 12h

It depends of the person: some people can learn by themself, some people need a mentor,

If it s the topic: some people can learn painting by themself some others no, but they can not learn math. some people can learn math by themself some others no, but they can not learn painting.

so my respond, it depends which topic, what kind of person you are.... AND of course your GOAL

7 sats \ 0 replies \ @flat24 OP 10h

so my respond, it depends which topic, what kind of person you are.... AND of course your GOAL

Very much in your words, at the end of the day everyone shines with their own light. And where some may be very enlightened, other people may be very dark in that same skill year.

And totally agree, in the end it is the objectives and the results obtained that show the true level of importance about what has been working.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @d680ecaa8e 17h

pay for knowledge

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 20h

Probably a lot of it depends on the type of knowledge (I'd like to learn more about the details, of what they're learning).

However, I think in general, ESPECIALLY for anything entrepreneurial, self-taught can be best. Why? Because ideally you're actually trying different things out in the real world. And these types of experiments, interacting with the real world, are worth a lot.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @istealcheetos 22h

Look if you want to settle in the future, don't want worries, and don't want to reach the situation where BOTH of them are, you should pick a track to follow early in life. If you have an idea of what you are doing, you can specifically target that job with the necessary skills and not wander around gathering as much unnecessary knowledge. More importantly, remember to keep a clear head in difficult times because there are two main human sins from shich all the athers derive: Impatience and Indolence.

If you neglect skills now, you'll eventually have to "pay" for them late in life

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @chovyfu 19 Jun

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 19 Jun

You can't learn skills without practice. And no matter what job you're in, your knowledge is now inferior to your skills and experience, thanks to some autocomplete robots that "know" everything but have no skills.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @samhainsam 18 Jun

I feel a little bit like chidi in the good place trying to decide what would be best but I think it depends on the situation and then just adapting to your needs and wants as you go by