Elon Musk Explains how you can be an Expert at Anything - even Numismatics

Ever wonder how the really, really wizard numismatists know so much? Ever wonder how JohnMilton and Messydesk and TypeCoin seem to always have a good answer for any question you pose? Ever wonder how the advanced collectors have a knack for knowing even the most arcane answers to your questions?

Well, Elon Musk knows. The answer: reading books.

Find out how to advance your journey towards being an expert: https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/el...At1iCL_SBYAHoZl0wS6shAQFJNMf2Mh7yY9TiN-BTLspc

 

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Thanks for sharing! I’ll agree that educating yourself on a subject is the best way to becoming more knowledgeable, but there is a second aspect. You must be able to apply that knowledge.

 

I had a difficult time in school because I wouldn't read fiction. Give me non-fiction I am am good to go. I was in HS before TV became well established. Read, read, read.

 

Well let me pose this from the perspective of a fellow that regrettably dropped out of school due to his youthful scorn of books..... I collected coins for fifty years and have long been well versed in Redbook usage and several coin rags. I have said before, I have learned more here on CT in two years than I learned on my own the previous fifty. Granted, I may find a thread with an interesting topic that will send me off on a Google search for more information. And I have added to my numismatic library since being here. But once you set aside the road rash and other silly threads, the information gleaned here is absolutely invaluable. I know I am rubbing shoulders here with extremely knowledgeable numismatists. It’s like being on the bourse floor every day. Heck, I have even recently almost started to consider myself a mildly learned numismatist of late due to CT.

 

If you read the article, the other half of the equation is "mentors."