Comments on: The biggest fallacy of "experience" http://torley.com/the-biggest-fallacy-of-experience Home of the musical Dream Journal. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:37:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Torley http://torley.com/the-biggest-fallacy-of-experience/comment-page-1#comment-50095 Torley Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:19:06 +0000 http://torley.com/the-biggest-fallacy-of-experience#comment-50095 @Lisa: Thanks! I skimmed the first few sentences and think this is going to benefit from a deep peruse. @Lisa: Thanks! I skimmed the first few sentences and think this is going to benefit from a deep peruse.

]]> By: Lisa http://torley.com/the-biggest-fallacy-of-experience/comment-page-1#comment-50038 Lisa Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:10:59 +0000 http://torley.com/the-biggest-fallacy-of-experience#comment-50038 There's a fantastic essay I just ran across on the topic of college and experience you might enjoy: http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/susan/joke/essay.htm I agree, employers who judge based on a college degree alone are misguided at best. College certainly has worth, but it is not a replacement for real-world experience. Some things you can only learn by doing. There's a fantastic essay I just ran across on the topic of college and experience you might enjoy: http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/susan/joke/essay.htm

I agree, employers who judge based on a college degree alone are misguided at best. College certainly has worth, but it is not a replacement for real-world experience. Some things you can only learn by doing.

]]> By: Torley http://torley.com/the-biggest-fallacy-of-experience/comment-page-1#comment-49963 Torley Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:44:07 +0000 http://torley.com/the-biggest-fallacy-of-experience#comment-49963 @Toxic: Sorry, your comment initially got stuck in my spam queue. Thanx for sharing your experiences — and indeed, shame on those who are inflexible about policies and rules. They're just hurting themselves and others in the end, and perpetuating such foolishness. @Toxic: Sorry, your comment initially got stuck in my spam queue. Thanx for sharing your experiences — and indeed, shame on those who are inflexible about policies and rules. They're just hurting themselves and others in the end, and perpetuating such foolishness.

]]> By: Torley http://torley.com/the-biggest-fallacy-of-experience/comment-page-1#comment-49954 Torley Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:36:34 +0000 http://torley.com/the-biggest-fallacy-of-experience#comment-49954 @Ari: Great story — and I'm not concerned with being politically correct. I'd rather we simply be... correct. I'm often reminded of how people with unconventional backgrounds do exceptional things. A disproportionate amount of people I admire have either had a lot of travel in their youth (being exposed to diverse cultures) or were put through a hell of a lot of adversity. Weirdo gravitational field FTW! ;D @theBlackUrchin: For sure, just like on a more granular level, there are helpful and non-helpful teachers. And amongst schools, some are bound to benefit you far more than others. The problems happen when someone's forced into a situation not because of their own life goals, but parental pressure, old-school corporate mentality, or another flawed, awful way of crushing dreams. In that, I'm glad to hear that your experiences were positive but that you could learn from "the bad", too. Some people never get out and suffer the rest of their lives (or for too long). Great perspectives. @Ari: Great story — and I'm not concerned with being politically correct. I'd rather we simply be… correct. I'm often reminded of how people with unconventional backgrounds do exceptional things. A disproportionate amount of people I admire have either had a lot of travel in their youth (being exposed to diverse cultures) or were put through a hell of a lot of adversity.

Weirdo gravitational field FTW! ;D

@theBlackUrchin: For sure, just like on a more granular level, there are helpful and non-helpful teachers. And amongst schools, some are bound to benefit you far more than others. The problems happen when someone's forced into a situation not because of their own life goals, but parental pressure, old-school corporate mentality, or another flawed, awful way of crushing dreams.

In that, I'm glad to hear that your experiences were positive but that you could learn from "the bad", too. Some people never get out and suffer the rest of their lives (or for too long). Great perspectives.

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