Is there a specific word or phrase to describe a person who is
- impatient learning new things
- dislikes reading lengthy passages
- always likes learning by example plus doing experiments in parallel?
Note that I am the person in question.
asked Dec 31, 2013 at 18:56
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“An eager but hotheaded student”, perhaps? I can think of no word that carries all the meanings you're looking for.– Janus Bahs JacquetCommented Dec 31, 2013 at 19:16
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Perhaps an autodidact?– Elliott FrischCommented Dec 31, 2013 at 19:41
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@ElliottFrisch: Perhaps an impatient, learn-by-example autodidact?– kiss my armpitCommented Dec 31, 2013 at 19:49
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@StiffJokes An autodidact will learn it their way, regardless of how the teacher (or the material) is structured. When impatient, do you read ahead?– Elliott FrischCommented Dec 31, 2013 at 19:52
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1It is called the pathology of being a normal human.– Blessed GeekCommented Dec 31, 2013 at 23:41
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It sounds like you are describing some of the attributes of one of the learning styles known as the kinesthetic or tactile learner.
Without any reference to back me up, I believe this word fits all the attributes you gave:
an impatient experimenter
answered Jan 1, 2014 at 8:34
It's not exactly what you're looking for, but how about:
Maverick:
an unorthodox or independent-minded person:
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No, I didn't think so. Maverick is someone who does things on their own - in their own way - probably not learning from someone else.– WillCommented Dec 31, 2013 at 19:10