Online Experimentation

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Shane Parrish, along with guests like Tyler Cowen, emphasizes the importance of intense online experimentation to develop good judgment. Cowen suggests that leveraging online resources like Wikipedia, Google, podcasts, and blogs can significantly enhance learning and judgment. He views this as a golden age for online education, comparing its impact to the historical significance of classical music in the 1780s. However, he also stresses the importance of combining this with face-to-face mentorship for a more well-rounded development 1 2.

Developing Good Judgment

Tyler suggests that to develop good judgment, one should have mentors who teach judgment and supplement it with intense online experimentation. He emphasizes the importance of investing time in online education and not neglecting face-to-face learning from human beings. Tyler also talks about how to collect feedback and how to accept it.
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