What survives an education is not the knowledge but the feeling it left behind.

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• Almost all of education is organised around knowledge and skills, which are exactly the part that does not last. AMAdam Mastroianni12 Jul 2022similar wording
• Knowledge decays fast when it goes unused, while the feeling a class left behind lasts for decades. AMAdam Mastroianni12 Jul 2022similar wording
• In choosing what to learn, who is teaching it matters more than what it is, because your existing interests are fairly arbitrary and a good educator is not. GSGrant Sanderson30 Jun 2026similar wording
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• You only retain what you were pushed to your limit on: if learning feels like coasting, you are not learning. CRCharan Ranganath25 May 2024similar wording

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