In my opinion, although books and magazines are good sources of knowledge, we cannot gain all we need to know in our life just from them. It has been said that “experience is the best teacher” and I agree with it. Most of what we learn in our life comes from our personal experiences. Books have some limitations and some sorts of knowledge cannot be gained just through studying.

First, I think we learn how to live in society via our experiences. In school, we gain knowledge by studying various subjects from math to human science. However, in my opinion, the most important thing we learn there is how to communicate with others. By playing with children on the playground, we practice interacting with others. As we grow up, we learn how to respect others' opinions and get along with them. Although all these morals are written in books, we mostly learn them practically in life.

Furthermore, I believe that books have certain limitations. Since they simplify in order to conclude topics, their results are applicable in the presumed cases. On the other hand, there are many particular situations in life that we cannot find solutions for them in books. For instance, consider you need to estimate the settlement beneath a foundation. Factors like the weight of the structure, loadings and soil parameters are the important factors which textbooks mostly expand upon. However, what if we encounter debris mixed with the soil below the foundation? In this case, our experiences would be more helpful to find the solution.

Moreover, some sorts of knowledge are mostly based on experience and need practice. For example, studying many books about driving does not make you a skillful driver. Certainly you need to have basic knowledge about cars and how they operate, but the most important part is your driving skills. Being in the difficult situations, knowing how to react in danger or how to control the vehicle during snowy or rainy nights can only be gained through your own experiences.

Overall, I do not deny the importance of studying for what we learn from books, but I firmly believe that what we learn through our personal experiences is more important. 

In my opinion, although books and magazines are good sources of knowledge, we cannot gain all we need to know in our life just from them. It has been said that “experience is the best teacher” and I agree with it. Most of what we learn in our life comes from our personal experiences. Books have some limits and some sorts of knowledge cannot be gained just through studying.

First, I think we learn how to live in society via our experiences. In school, we gain knowledge by studying various subjects from math to human science. However, in my opinion, the most important thing we learn there is how to communicate with others. By playing with children on the playground, we practice how to interact with others. As we grow up, we learn how to respect others opinions and get along with them. Although all these morals are written in books, we mostly learn them practically in life.

Furthermore, I believe that books have some limits. Since they do some simplifications in order to conclude a topic, their results are applicable in the presumed cases. On the other hand, there are many particular situations in life that we cannot find solution for them in books. For instance, consider you need to estimate the settlement beneath a foundation. Factors like the weight of the structure, loadings and soil parameters are the important factors which text books mostly expand upon. However, what if we encounter debris mixed with the soil below the foundation? In this case, our experiences would be more helpful to find the solution.

Moreover, some sorts of knowledge are mostly based on experience and need practice. For example, studying many books about driving does not make you a skillful driver. Certainly you need to have basic knowledge about cars and how they operate, but the most important part is your skill in driving. Being in the difficult situations, knowing how to react in danger or how to control the vehicle during snowy or rainy nights can only be gained by your own experiences.

Overall, I do not deny the importance of studying in what we learn from books, but I firmly believe that what we learn through our personal experiences is more important.