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> it was a total waste of time but > I still frequently go back to the same texts we used in class, but I get a lot more from them now ...

> it was a total waste of time but > I still frequently go back to the same texts we used in class, but I get a lot more from them now that I actually have a pragmatic need for that knowledge So you knew that there was something useful you could know about, and you knew where to find the information, and you were able to comprehend and absorb and use it. So not a total waste of time. In fact, pretty much exactly the point of tertiary education.

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> it was a total waste of time but > I still frequently go back to the same texts we used in class, but I get a lot more from them now ...

robotresearcherJul 5, 2015, 1:36 AM

> it was a total waste of time but > I still frequently go back to the same texts we used in class, but I get a lot more from them now that I actually have a pragmatic need for that knowledge So you knew that there was something useful you could know about, and you knew where to find the information, and you were able to comprehend and absorb and use it. So not a total waste of time. In fact, pretty much exactly the point of tertiary education.

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