It depends on the teacher. If you have a specific well defined project than a good hacker can work his 16 hours focused on the project.
From the people I know few have the same ability for the kind of general tutorial learning that provides broad knowledge.
I think I certainly spend many days where I spent most of my time learning but it wasn’t the kind of focused learning you have in school.
It depends on the teacher.
Which teacher? ”...mental stamina to just teach themselves”
It depends on the teacher. If you have a specific well defined project than a good hacker can work his 16 hours focused on the project.
From the people I know few have the same ability for the kind of general tutorial learning that provides broad knowledge.
I think I certainly spend many days where I spent most of my time learning but it wasn’t the kind of focused learning you have in school.
Which teacher? ”...mental stamina to just teach themselves”