“Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker.”
They both seem quite clearly to be saying that the knowledge they gained studying what they were forced to study was essentially nothing in comparison to what they gained studying what they themselves found interesting.
From personal experience, I agree totally with both statements.
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-Not Da Vinci
Compare Da Vinci’s quote to Kubrick’s...
“Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker.”
They both seem quite clearly to be saying that the knowledge they gained studying what they were forced to study was essentially nothing in comparison to what they gained studying what they themselves found interesting.
From personal experience, I agree totally with both statements.