This last post was directed toward the original post. I just could not find anywhere to respond the originator of the topic but only to the responders on the post.:)
Anyway, call me mad, but we are too used to believe that each specific domain of knowledge must take years to be fully understood. That is just not true. What is stopping you from going from engineering to economics, or from business to programming, or from medicine to architecture, etc.?
The real shame is that we don't have a proper learning system. Universities are wasting the time and brilliance of millions... the real learning is on the field or sharing with people or reading (alone) good material. And that doesn't take too long...
Anyway, call me mad, but we are too used to believe that each specific domain of knowledge must take years to be fully understood. That is just not true. What is stopping you from going from engineering to economics, or from business to programming, or from medicine to architecture, etc.?
The real shame is that we don't have a proper learning system. Universities are wasting the time and brilliance of millions... the real learning is on the field or sharing with people or reading (alone) good material. And that doesn't take too long...