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  2. List of autodidacts - Wikipedia

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    Charles Henry Davis was a self-educated [76] American astronomer [77] and rear admiral of the United States Navy. [78] He was one of the founders of the National Academy of Sciences [79] and he wrote many scientific books. [80] [81] Hua Luogeng was a self-taught Chinese mathematician. [82] Yakov Zeldovich, a Soviet physicist of Belarusian origin

  3. Autodidacticism - Wikipedia

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    This allows self-directed learning to encompass both a chosen path of information inquiry, self-regulation methods and reflective discussion among experts as well as novices in a given area. Furthermore, massive open online courses (MOOCs) make autodidacticism easier and thus more common.

  4. Self-directedness - Wikipedia

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    Self-directedness is a personality trait held by someone with characteristic self-determination, that is, the ability to regulate and adapt behavior to the demands of a situation in order to achieve personally chosen goals and values.

  5. Andragogy - Wikipedia

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    Self-directed Learning Learner: The learner is dependent on the instructor, the teacher schedules all the activities; determining how, when and where they should take place; Teacher is the one who is responsible for what is taught and how it is taught; Teacher evaluates the learning; The learner is self-directed and moves towards independence

  6. Self-Directed IRA (SDIRA): Benefits, Tips and FAQs - AOL

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    In other words, if you have a traditional self-directed IRA, your money is tied up until age 59 ½, unless you want to pay a 10% early withdrawal penalty on top of the usual ordinary income taxation.

  7. List of manias - Wikipedia

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    Egomania – obsession with oneself and self-worship (ego- (Latin) meaning I, first person and singular pronoun) Ergomania, ergasiomania – work (ergasio- or ergo- (Greek) meaning work) Erotomania – sexual desire or sexual attraction from strangers (delusional conviction) (eroto- (Greek) meaning sexual passion or desire)

  8. Best self-directed IRAs - AOL

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    The company keeps fees fairly simple with a one-time setup fee of $360 for the self-directed IRA and then a $30 per month subscription fee. Other accounts, such as the solo 401(k) , come with a ...

  9. Grit (personality trait) - Wikipedia

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    In psychology, grit is a positive, non-cognitive trait based on a person's perseverance of effort combined with their passion for a particular long-term goal or end state (a powerful motivation to achieve an objective). This perseverance of effort helps people overcome obstacles or challenges to accomplishment and drives people to achieve.