Vladimir_Nesov comments on Seeking education - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 17 February 2012 06:00:14PM *  3 points [-]

You cannot skip (basic) things you don't like ... all the material in the required courses ... should be, if not blindingly obvious, thoroughly familiar

Very important points, I didn't get them right until less than a year ago, despite having gone through college (applied math/physics) and maintaining technical interests since then.