lectures dont work on me because you're pushing things into my brain whether I care or not, whether I already know or not, whether I'm ready or focused, and don't give me a chance to pause or ask questions, or crosscheck terms or go off on fractal pseudo-tangents to fill in the blanks in my mental map, etc.

therefore, for me, reading is soooo much better. though video lectures at least allow you to pause, its still too little signal density with too much noise, usually.

Also I am a very visual learner, and I use mental maps & 3D/4D system models inside my mind, and build/run little simulations in there as part of understanding and leveraging that knowledge. reading text & diagram inputs "fit" with that brain style better than traditional classroom lectures

pull (on demand, when ready) rather than push