Posts by Samuel

If I could go back and redo the beginning phase of my self-directed studies in philosophy I’d start by taking a more systematic approach to my reading.  Instead of diving headfirst into the...

Self-studying chemistry takes guts. It’s a challenging subject that forces you to grapple with abstract concepts and solve problems that require some serious critical thinking and creativity, not...

The number of books I’ve gobbled up and excreted without retaining more than a tiny portion of their nutrients is pretty demoralizing.  Sure, I’ve changed through my reading of classics...

The other day I was taking a shower and had an idea for an interesting thought experiment about self-education.  If your goal was to develop wide-ranging knowledge, but you could only read...

Whether you want to self-study psychology to manipulate your roommate into doing their dishes or to develop a deeper understanding of the human mind, in all its glory and strangeness, then you’ve...

If you’ve ever tried to teach yourself a new skill on your own, you’ve likely come across the terms autodidact and polymath on the internet.  Autodidacts are people who teach themselves...