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I'm going to second ativzzz. It's a great program. I did it the same way: 1 class a semester over 4 years.

This is a good question and it is going to depend on your learning style. That being said, I feel like this quote encapsulates some wisdom that I've used: “If you want to learn som…

Cisco. Great teamwork and culture, tons of smart and friendly people, interesting technical problems (I think computer networking is interesting ¯\_(ツ)_/¯), opportunities for growt…

Thanks for the response morlockabove! I interpret your response to suggest that taking risks comes with consequences and that most of the time those consequences are negative. My q…

Adding a comment because I hope folks will stop and read this delightful review about a curious mind. Here are a few things I stopped to ponder about: 1. How important are visual r…

For anyone who wishes to explore some of the ideas presented in this article about wilderness, I would recommend Michael Pollan's essay "The Idea of a Garden". I read Pollan's essa…

Some poetry serves the "higher" meaning of discussing political ideas like Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric. Some poetry is made to make you laugh like Billy Collins' A…

I second this. Poetry is play and learning to play with language can open up new worlds. Here is a favorite of mine. Again by Ross Gay https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/92019/…

Hey, thanks for sharing! I recently read A.R. Ammons Tape for the Turn of the Year (1965) and it is composed in much the same way (although it is a little more polished ;p).

Non-Fiction (Science) - *The Selfish Gene* by Richard Dawkins - *The Righteous Mind* by Jonathan Haidt - *Thinking, Fast and Slow* by Daniel Kahneman Non-Fiction (Social) - *The Ar…

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Thanks for posting this randcraw. I was about to do the same before I saw your link. To add to your description: The author of this article suggests that The Road Less Traveled is …

I'm going to plug a few great non-fiction books that are easy(ish) to read and deep on content. I'm sure there are a lot more out there. Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman C…

I'm going to plug Calculus: Single Variable from the University of Pennsylvania on Coursera ( https://www.coursera.org/learn/single-variable-calculus ). This was the best Calculus …

I have spent a lot of time taking online courses. Here are my favorites. CS50 ( https://www.edx.org/course/cs50s-introduction-computer-scien... ) - Best Intro to Computer Science N…

This author won't stop 'til he gets enough.