jsalvatier comments on Knowledge is Worth Paying For - Less Wrong

45 Post author: lukeprog 21 September 2011 06:09PM

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Comment author: jsalvatier 21 September 2011 08:17:11PM *  6 points [-]

What do people think about hiring a tutor? Of course that is only available for relatively old topics that are more experiential learning than symbolic learning.

I've had a lot of trouble understanding and getting good at mathematical proofs, so in the next couple of weeks, I intend to hire a tutor to teach proof skill to me.

Comment author: Mass_Driver 22 September 2011 04:09:17AM 6 points [-]

I think that's wise. Be sure to find a tutor who is moderately busy, and therefore reasonably indifferent to how much of his/her time you purchase. That way the tutor will not have a perverse incentive to either rush you or try to drag things out.

Comment author: jsalvatier 22 September 2011 02:41:17PM 0 points [-]

Good point.