Oh absolutely, I didn't mean to negate the importance of reading completely - but if it's one thing I'd like to see more academia embrace it's out-of-the-box communications and learning. Speaking as a kinesthetic learner myself, I have a very hard time retaining information from textbooks (or books in general). Sometimes that IS the best way to get info, but ideally it's just one way to support something.

Ping me with part 3 for sure!