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Best resources for learning geology?

still-sparrow-52

Happy to share what worked for me if anyone's interested. Photos and details in the replies if people want them. The community around geology has changed a lot in the last few years.

tidal-heron-52 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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quiet-beech-451 more

tidal-heron-5 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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gentle-yarrow-42

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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wild-pine-913 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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tidal-willow-76

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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gentle-finch-851 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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dusky-moth-94

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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bright-moth-10

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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woven-clover-98

The cheap option was fine for years.

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misty-reed-811 more

Small correction, but the point stands.

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quiet-reed-3

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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pale-birch-141 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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mossy-beech-84

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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bright-beech-95

Same experience here.

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dusky-wren-68

Small correction, but the point stands.

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still-sparrow-871 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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mossy-moth-22

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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still-finch-49

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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quiet-alder-93

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

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amber-hazel-75

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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bright-finch-501 more

Saving this for later.

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dusky-alder-19

The cheap option was fine for years.

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mossy-clover-85

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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gentle-sparrow-78

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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rustling-birch-21

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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gentle-moth-11 more

The official docs are better than they look.

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dusky-sparrow-30

gentle-moth-1 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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amber-alder-96

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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rustling-rowan-414 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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amber-otter-352 more

rustling-rowan-41 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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mossy-pine-32

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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sunlit-wren-26

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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quiet-sedge-80

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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hollow-reed-99

Saving this for later.

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hollow-willow-94

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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woven-wren-89

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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amber-hazel-261 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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woven-willow-25

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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bright-rowan-30

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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quiet-heron-721 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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sunlit-hazel-1

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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bright-fern-58

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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silver-finch-681 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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woven-willow-47

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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quiet-pine-77

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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slow-willow-95

Small correction, but the point stands.

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copper-otter-35

Second this.

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still-fern-371 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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bright-fern-99

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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amber-clover-20

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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silver-wren-54

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

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wry-willow-676 more

Second this.

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slow-beech-27

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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misty-willow-80

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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misty-clover-872 more

wry-willow-67 wrote:

Second this.

Could you share a photo?

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pale-birch-261 more

misty-clover-87 wrote:

wry-willow-67 wrote:

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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pale-rowan-68

Could you share a photo?

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copper-yarrow-99

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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silver-reed-76

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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copper-rowan-6416 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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sunlit-rowan-70

copper-rowan-64 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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gentle-willow-516 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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pale-sparrow-162 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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hollow-yarrow-69

pale-sparrow-16 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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

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tidal-alder-27

Same experience here.

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hollow-sedge-242 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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copper-birch-37

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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still-wren-77

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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slow-rowan-107 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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slow-thistle-716 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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hollow-willow-544 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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hollow-otter-223 more

hollow-willow-54 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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

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quiet-otter-19

hollow-otter-22 wrote:

hollow-willow-54 wrote:

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

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gentle-sedge-91

hollow-otter-22 wrote:

hollow-willow-54 wrote:

Second this.

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mossy-clover-72

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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sunlit-beech-28

slow-thistle-71 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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pale-alder-62

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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copper-sparrow-711 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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wry-beech-30

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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sunlit-pine-92

Saving this for later.

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misty-fern-983 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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woven-sparrow-12

The official docs are better than they look.

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rustling-moth-25

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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wry-yarrow-26

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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bright-heron-10

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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slow-thistle-10

Could you share a photo?

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