No excuses

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Many of you, especially in “developing” countries, are frustrated and upset at the difficulties you’re facing trying to get a formal education

The good news is that today, there are NO excuses for not getting an education…none!

Most of the knowledge you need is already available to you, either for free or at very low cost

You have instant access to orders-of-magnitude more knowledge than was ever available in the Great Library of Alexandria and the Beit Al-Hikma combined

So grab as much of it as you can

Get creative – think of how you like to learn, then do it!

Make up your own degree

Seriously, build a “portfolio” of various topics and disciplines, and your level of proficiency in each

Keep meticulous records, just like an official transcript

Be sure to include everything, not just the equivalent of traditional college semesters full of boring lectures and homework assignments

Show this to your employer or prospective employer – you’ll quickly learn if they are somebody for whom you would want to work or continue to work

Besides, blockchain-based education is coming, which is going to make many ultra-expensive college degree programs obsolete,

so you might as well get ahead of the game…