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diegocaleiro comments on Good books for incoming college students? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: diegocaleiro 14 July 2014 03:08:25AM 2 points [-]

No. Read textbooks in the courses you will NOT be taking. The worst thing about academics IMHO is how little they know outside their field. It can make you oblivious to the obvious.

Comment author: James_Miller 14 July 2014 03:25:17AM 1 point [-]

You learn more with your approach, you will get higher grades and will have more time to spend on non-academic pursuits with mine.