I agree with Andy. this is one of many valid approaches, and I think this is rather like all those 'get rich quick with David Brent' or 'learn Spanish in 3 weeks' type publications -  it plays to a sort of person who likes to be told what to do by someone who appears to know more than they do, and relates to something that lots of people can already do, but presumably not the purchaser.

The chosen method will of course work for enough people that there will be glowing reviews, but such an approach is only limited to learning stuff that is already known, and people of the same mindset.

At the cutting edge of science and novel engineering, the book has not yet been written, and once the finding out and failed experiments are all over, writing it will be someone's retirement earner.

The distinctions between various learning methods all break down at this point - all we have is experience - the more of it and the more varied it is, the more likely that someone in the team will be able to say ' Hang on a minute lads, I've got a great idea!'  at the moment it all looks doomed.

That said I have no objection to folk learning in any way that suits them - so long as they let me do my own things my way !

Mike.

I agree with Andy. this is one of many valid approaches, and I think this is rather like all those 'get rich quick with David Brent' or 'learn Spanish in 3 weeks' type publications -  it plays to a sort of person who likes to be told what to do by someone who appears to know more than they do, and relates to something that lots of people can already do, but presumably not the purchaser.

The chosen method will of course work for enough people that there will be glowing reviews, but such an approach is only limited to learning stuff that is already known, and people of the same mindset.

At the cutting edge of science and novel engineering, the book has not yet been written, and once the finding out and failed experiments are all over, writing it will be someone's retirement earner.

The distinctions between various learning methods all break down at this point - all we have is experience - the more of it and the more varied it is, the more likely that someone in the team will be able to say ' Hang on a minute lads, I've got a great idea!'  at the moment it all looks doomed.

That said I have no objection to folk learning in any way that suits them - so long as they let me do my own things my way !

Mike.