Topic: It has been said, "Not everything that is learned is contained in books." Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion, which source is more important? Why?

Some people believe that

knowledge

could be learned from many sources other than books. In my opinion,

although

there are some similarities and differences between both methods of

knowledge

acquisition, they are of equal importance because they are a supplement to each other. It is true that there are similarities and differences between lessons learned from books and hands-on

experience

. Admittedly,

knowledge

is a key to success and freedom, so both methods of learning either through books or

experience

are essential to the development of our careers and lives. The unique distinction between the two ways of acquiring

knowledge

is while learning theoretical

knowledge

from books is likely to be more of a less costly and painful way to undergo, the other way requires a considerate amount of effort, time, and money.

However

,

experience

learners tend to be more confident than book learners in terms of tackling real world problems. My personal view is that books are indispensable for real

experience

, and vice versa. On the one hand, many people seek to indulge in books to acquire theoretical

knowledge

in aid of their execution, helping them become more accurate decision makers. Without the help of the type of

knowledge

, they may find them hard to execute their tasks properly and be less confident when it comes to decision making, eventually causing their productivity to drop down. Those who have learned an enormous deal of

knowledge

from books without any hands-on

experience

are unlikely to produce any real products that have tremendous benefits on the lives of others. In conclusion, while learning from either books or

experience

are similar and different to some extent, they are supplementary to each other and

thus

equally essential from my point of view.