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Getting started with chemistry: where do I begin?

wry-sparrow-45

Not looking for the perfect answer, just what you'd do.

Happy to share what worked for me if anyone's interested.

mossy-heron-91

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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woven-thistle-69

Second this.
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misty-sedge-936 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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misty-reed-432 more

This deserves its own thread.
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bright-hazel-991 more

misty-reed-43 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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silver-sedge-61

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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woven-otter-86

misty-sedge-93 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

This deserves its own thread.
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silver-lichen-541 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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copper-moth-63

silver-lichen-54 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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wild-finch-87

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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bright-beech-95

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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still-pine-306 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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dusky-rowan-14 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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wild-clover-91

This deserves its own thread.
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hollow-sparrow-542 more

This deserves its own thread.
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gentle-heron-411 more

hollow-sparrow-54 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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dusky-sparrow-71

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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tidal-birch-61

Second this.
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dusky-beech-352 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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dusky-beech-641 more

dusky-beech-35 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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wry-beech-25

dusky-beech-64 wrote:

dusky-beech-35 wrote:

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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dusky-heron-88

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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wry-hazel-831 more

Same experience here.
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pale-pine-22

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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woven-wren-67

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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wry-wren-89

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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woven-finch-48

This deserves its own thread.
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slow-finch-44

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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