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How much time do you guys really need for such a course? I have then stacking up and have a list of a few dozen books and courses to go over.

I am beginning to think I'm doing this wrong, or simply don't know how to prioritize, a common modern problem of course.

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If you’re spending more than a few months on a topic you might be doing it wrong. I find that following a slightly stressful fast-paced schedule is actually kind of important for effective learning.

I'm working through a similar course with friends. We take two hours a week, and ocasionally do homework. We're about halfway since we started early this year. I feel its fine, no need to rush. The upside of taking it slow is that it stays with you for longer, I think. If you rush it and find no immediate application afterwards, you risk forgetting everything.

Long term retention requires spaced repetition of course. But I think the stressful pace does help not get bogged down on a first pass of the material.

It's impossible to cover everything about a topic in a short amount of time, but when you try, you at least develop a map of the terrain.

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