When I was a kid, I used to open an encyclopedia to a random page and start reading. As I came across something/someone/a concept that I thought was interesting and wanted to know more about it, I looked it up and started reading THAT article. As I came across something/someone/a concept that I thought was interesting, I looked it up and started reading THAT article and so on. I was learning lots of new things, and the fact that the subject kept changing, kept me from getting bored (ADHD is a bitch for a curious mind). It kept me busy for hours on end. These days I do the same thing with Wikipedia. The only thing that has changed, is that I usually start with an article about something I am curious about (rather than a random article) and follow links within that artcile to others. If there is something particularly interesting that Wiki doesn't have enough information on, or I question the validity or accuracy of the article I will Google that subject, or post a discussion on a board (like this one). Wiki-skipping keeps me entertained for hours, just as Encyclopedia-skipping did as a kid. Any other Wiki-skippers here?
Yes! But you should be careful because Wiki is not always accurate. Read and re-read in other places.
I have found that as well. I often check additional sources if it is something that is likely to be contested or if I have any doubt about its validity. Frankly, some encyclopedias are questionable as well - especially the ones from the sixties I was reading in the seveties (we couldn't afford new ones - like everything else they were hand-me-downs).
I do that too sometimes with wiki. I dont do it as often as I used to though. I used to do the same thing with dictionaries too. Just open up to a random page and look for a word I had never heard before. You would think my vocabulary would be better, but it still sucks!
Yeah, mostly to do with quantum physics and the strong and weak forces and the unified field theory. I search something, and the firstish word I see that I don't know(a LOT in these pages), I click it and read up on those, then I do the same thing for each subsequent page I visit.
