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I've spent a lot of time recently learning things. The past year has been one long period of learning - studying for Psychometrics, Amnon, Hibur, and now in the team. Along the way I spent some time learning alone too - doing Euler, Natas, React & Django, Fluent Python and Understanding the Linux Kernel. Some of the things I learnt were in other fields too, like reading the Selfish Gene and Rich Dad Poor Dad, as well as watching videos on Statistics and Economics on CrashCourse. After all this learning, I realized how weirdly my mind retains information. I don't actually learn and become knowledgeable in the fields, but I suddenly have these connections that I didn't have previously. Things click, but I can't explain them in depth.  What became clear to me is that actually experiencing things, practicing them, is absolutely key to retention. Just copying code or reading or listening isn't enough to allow you to explain the subject to someone. You need to use the...

People are very different from one another, in many different aspects. Although there are many different traits, some of them tend to correlate. I've found lately that I see a strong correlation between curiosity and intelligence.  What really disappoints me, is that education systems, in their task of preparing the young for their lives, seem to focus very little on curiosity, and usually has the opposite effect on students. Students don't look for the interesting, the unique, but rather for the way to accomplish given tasks. Now, there is value in that. I don't think everyone should only be exploring and discovering niche fields and ignoring general education in predetermined societal areas. Yet it seems to me that the benign is treated with too much importance.  Imagine a teacher telling their students why they should study what they are studying. Imagine reminding them when they forget. Imagine making it interesting, and if things aren't interesting, at least having...