In Defense of a Liberal Education （2016/06/25）

https://www.amazon.com/Defense-Liberal-Education-Fareed-Zakaria/dp/039335234X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465952152&sr=8-1&keywords=in+defense+of+a+liberal+education
great strength of a liberal education: it teaches you how to learn. I now realize that what i gained from college and graduate school, far more lasting than any specific set of facts or piece of knowledge, has been the understanding of how to acquire knowledge on my own.  I learned how to read an essay closely, search for new sources, find data to prove to disprove a hypothesis, and detect an author's prejudices.  I learned how to read a book fast and still get its essence.  I learned to ask questions, present an opposing view, take notes, and, nowadays, watch speeches, lectures, and interviews as they stream across my computer. And most of all, I learned that learning was a pleasure - a great adventure of exploration.

One common skill: how to evaluate raw information, be it from people or a spreadsheet, and make reasoned and critical decision.