# Western Education is factory-like Schools are often staffed by overworked, underpaid, or unenthusiastic employees, the conditions suck, lectures are over-organized, and the curriculum is already networked -- arranged into categories and themes. This is convenient, but it isn't fun or good for us, it's just more difficult for students to [[⭐️ Learning|Learn]] because the work is already done, but [[🔑 Learning requires effort]]. [^1]: [[How to Take Smart Notes - One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers]]