👽 grumpydragon

I find that a lot of my learning comes from poking around and playing with things. This is particularly true with anything technological - computers, phones, cameras, etc. This mostly serves me just fine, but it never takes long before I bump into the limit of what can be learned this way....

5 days ago · 👍 chirale, knshow, leafbeef

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🌠 nthcdr

@lars_the_bear Well theory does not just spontaneously spring into existance. If nobody never dared trying stuff we wouldn't know what works and what doesn't.

But I get the sentiment. Rather practise surgery on someone else and get back to me when you've got it figured out :) · 5 days ago

👽 lars_the_bear

@nthcdr : "I don't think there is anything really that can't be learned by just doing."

I'm glad that people around my way aren't learning to drive that way. Or perform surgery. ;) · 5 days ago

🌱 knshow

Hi! @nthcdr Reading your comment reminded me of Ichiro, the former Major Leaguer. He actually said something very similar.

Lately, I’d kind of forgotten that mindset, so thank you for bringing it back to me. :) · 5 days ago

🌠 nthcdr

I don't think there is anything really that can't be learned by just doing. Of

course by ignoring existing theory one may be on a quite a longer path to

enlighetment (or you find a shortcut anyone is yet to take?) · 5 days ago