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The best writings about self-directed education I have read in the past month or so
Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers taught me about the benefits of challenging the foundations of our own world views. They are, after all, but models of the underlying reality.
Models - An Essential Part of Understanding Electromagnetism, And Everything Else reminded me that, while the map may not be the country, there have been times when a proper picture of a road network would have preserved me from driving around in circles.
The splendid work that Johann Kurtz has done on the causes of the fertility crisis in the developed world has inspired two other writers to delve into that question. Economist Bryan Caplan takes an empirical view of the subject. Your Obedient Servant views the issue as a case of occupational demotion. (As the writings of Mr. Kurtz delve deeper into the problem than the other two pieces, those fond of a ‘crawl, walk, run’ model of learning may wish to start with pieces written by Professor Caplan and Your Obedient Servant.)
In Just Type It, my old friend Contarini uses photos of the typewriters of famous authors to illustrate the most valuable piece of writing advice I have yet to encounter. (He also lets us know the brand of the running shoes that the Muses wear when they go for a jog around Mount Parnassus.)
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Thank you for the shout out, sir!