Recently I watched a great Anime called Golden Boy.

It’s a 6-episode series about a 25 years old guy called Oe Kintaro who dropped out because he learned all curriculum before the end and just got bored and dropped out so he can learn more about life.

So he takes random part-time jobs, sometimes for free. But the one thing he only cares about in the whole series is his notebook, where he doodle and write down things he learned.

Bigger than life...

Beside having my own notebook to record interesting experiences and what i learned from them i came to realize something more deep.

You can’t learn from other people’s experiences

I used to read lots of books, watch lots of courses and videos about how to…something…

And only 10 or 15 years after I read some books i realized they were true, but i counldn’t realize just from reading, i needed to have actual experience to learn.

Now this sounds like i discovered fire, but hear me out. Because i know there are countless people out there like me.

Buying books and courses to figure things out, but here’s the truth

Actual real-life experience beats any online experience

Wow, who would’ve thought.

By actual real-life experiece i mean:

  • taking part-time jobs for cheap or even free, just to learn.
  • Reach out to people IRL, call them, knock on the door.
  • If you are learning a foreign language, you can use whatsapp to call anyone in any country around the world.
  • you can think or other things and let me know…

Going back to a real physical communication and connection in the world of AI is not optional anymore.

Humans are programmed for millions of years to work and live in groups.

And now there are some human-made algorithms that tell us we don’t need it anymore.

We need real human interation to learn.

Here’s some science to back it up:

  • A 2023 survey of 336 university students found they clearly preferred in‑person classes and reported higher engagement, learning, and understanding than with remote teaching.
  • First‑year students especially struggled to build relationships online and were the most frustrated, highlighting how important face‑to‑face contact is for feeling connected and supported while learning.
  • In workplace safety training, test scores are similar online and in person, but people in face‑to‑face sessions feel more engaged, rate the training more positively, and are more confident they can apply what they learned on the job.
  • In fields like geology and environmental science, research on field‑based instruction shows that going into real environments helps learners develop spatial reasoning, a sense of scale, and the ability to connect theory to messy real‑world data—benefits that are difficult to reproduce on a screen.

If you would like to discuss further, just so you know, i would love to, and you should send me an email :)

My goal with this blog is to connect with like-minded curious people who like to build interesting things, talk about philosophy, history, and different cultures.