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comment by NewMonya
NewMonya  ·  4342 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: To what extent can you actually teach yourself a subject?

Maybe a different perspective might help. I've been playing guitar for 4 years and although I am tough on myself, people tell me I'm proficient. I am purely self-taught, but I feel that if I had a teacher, it would've been a lot easier and quicker to get to where I am today. With that in mind, I do feel people can reach proficiency, but not mastery, as mastery may require more than 1 perspective. There are things you learn in person that you just cannot correlate or comprehend when using videos.