mmhh..I know what you're asking for, since I often think the same about myself. I have finished high school, but unfortunately, never paid much attention to "common knowledge subjects" such as history class or German class (aka poetry and novels, since I am German ^^'). And unfortunately, I didn't learn that in university either.. So don't think that you're out of touch or stupid or childish or whatnot, because you studied something from the arts department! It seems that people tend to specialize pretty early on in life and university just adds to that specialization instead of bradening your overall knowledge (at least here it does..). I'm often frustrated when I watch shows like "who wants to become a millionaire" because I hardly know any of these questions.. BUT! That might also be a good place to start. I doubt there is any kind of "system" of getting to know all the common knowledge stuff. Start by watching the news (so you get a feeling for politics and other countires) and maybe some quiz-shows like that. And whatever you don't know and think you should know, just look it up. I know this sounds totally all over the place, but I am the type that hates studying, so something more fun and game-like (with a bit of background research here and there) is how I stay motivated. Not sure if it works for you, but try it out?
And if you ever wanna know certain things about medicine or Germany, just let me know and I'll see if I can answer your questions ^.~
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Date: 2011-01-13 04:17 pm (UTC)So don't think that you're out of touch or stupid or childish or whatnot, because you studied something from the arts department! It seems that people tend to specialize pretty early on in life and university just adds to that specialization instead of bradening your overall knowledge (at least here it does..).
I'm often frustrated when I watch shows like "who wants to become a millionaire" because I hardly know any of these questions..
BUT! That might also be a good place to start. I doubt there is any kind of "system" of getting to know all the common knowledge stuff. Start by watching the news (so you get a feeling for politics and other countires) and maybe some quiz-shows like that. And whatever you don't know and think you should know, just look it up.
I know this sounds totally all over the place, but I am the type that hates studying, so something more fun and game-like (with a bit of background research here and there) is how I stay motivated. Not sure if it works for you, but try it out?
And if you ever wanna know certain things about medicine or Germany, just let me know and I'll see if I can answer your questions ^.~