A poll about learning

[dmnsqrl]

(I had this thought, and I decided to collect some data. I like data.)

Crossposted to: my journal, mbti, ntpersonality, _infp_, jmbt_intp

Poll

Please feel free to elaborate on any of these answers in a comment or to comment on any thoughts the poll may have inspired.

Comments

[kinda_awkward]

I actually learn best by watching other people make mistakes. Because I'm the youngest of four, I've gotten to watch three screwups before me-- that's how I learned what to do and what not to do.

[quitemercurial]

I learn by reading, listening from others, and observing others.

[siderea]

"There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." --Will Rogers

[marybagain]

Leaving out the dangerous "electric fence" scenarios.

I learn by reading, observation and then testing things to see if theory matches observation. I refine my learning based on the test results, work out new possiblilities and think up new ways to test them and....so on. (If I think the fence may be electric, I stick to observation - or get someone else to run the test. ;) )