Autodictata - a prologue into teaching yourself anything

I will be starting this series on how to be a life long learner, or how I prefer to see it as a renaissance man. That means being able to teach yourself anything to be knowledgeable, or at the very least well informed on anything you put your mind to. School often disappoints us in providing the proper tools for thought and success so I am sharing what I have learned to help anyone who wants to do the same.