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Decius comments on What are useful skills to learn at university? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Decius 26 August 2012 03:05:38AM 1 point [-]

The only useful things you can learn in university classes are those that you already know you want. Not because you have to sign up for the classes, but because if you don't want to learn from them you can and will pass them without integrating new knowledge.