I am just beginning to reread one of my favorite books, The Priceless Gift, by Cornelius Hirschberg. Hirschberg was a salesman in New York, who loved learning more than just about anything else. He had no college education, but taught himself science,art, music, history,etc., by lots of reading, mostly on his way to and from work. His book tells his story and gives a guide on books to read and places to go for other self-learners.
It was written long before the Internet (1960), but it's still an inspiring book.
I also am a self-learner. Unfortunately, I tend to want to study everything at once. I'm not a jack of all trades, master of none; I'm more of a 3 or 4. I am hard to beat at Trivial Pursuit though.
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