Autodidact

usgb/ˌɔːtəʊˈdaɪdækt/
noun

A person who learns or teaches themselves without a teacher or formal education.

He was an autodidact in the field of computer programming and made a successful career for himself.
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Self-Motivation

An autodidact must be highly motivated to learn on their own without guidance.

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Despite having no formal training, the autodidact mastered five languages through self-study.
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Resourcefulness

Autodidacts utilize various resources like books, internet, and practical experiments to learn.

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The inventor was an autodidact who used online resources to build her first prototype.
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Independent Learning

Using 'autodidact' highlights the independent aspect of someone's learning process.

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She's an autodidact who prefers digging through archives to understand history, rather than attending lectures.
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