[throwaway3924]

Same here. I studied for an EE degree in a very demanding university. Learning exclusively from books proved to be more effective.

> Most people are not like this, they need the structure, they need the help.

Only because they've been educated to be passive learners!

For centuries, aristocrats could afford large family libraries and were very self-directed in their studies. Today we expect scholars and researchers to be avid readers and able to find their own sources.

There is no evidence that the remaining 95% is born without the ability to learn from books. (No, IQ is not very relevant here.)