eh thats what a lot of people say. but they are also an easy way to implement different techniques you arent going to read ina book. even learning that people will get fired for not gain changing a console or even get fired for not using hotkeys as much as possible
i go to SAE in miami so we learn all aspects of being an AE, in every field possible and how to be professional about it. Down to how gain changing a board. so im always curious about how other AE's learned