Conversations

I feel like there is a big difference in learning certain subjects through conversation and through just reading. When it comes to things such as street knowledge or smarts or a topic of experience, I think that it is way easier to learn by hearing it and interacting in conversation.  Conversation allows for people to ask questions, argue their points, acknowledge success and failures, and gives face to face advice.  Nonetheless, when you are trying to learn more technical things that you have no background knowledge or are very specific to you having all information correct, I think that it is better to use a book.  Things of this sort can easily be mixed up and told incorrectly so regular word of mouth or conversation may cause mistakes.