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{{quote|''"A learning experience is one that tells you, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.'"''|'''[[Douglas Adams]]'''}}
Some people [[Badass Bookworm|learn by reading]]. Some people [[
The human mind is an interesting thing. When we put our hand on a hot burner or put a penny in a lightsocket, what's left of us tends to not want to do that anymore. We learn from our mistakes.
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Characters in a story usually begin their journey with little actual experience in the [[Real Life|real world]]. Somewhere along the way, they figure out how to manage. There is usually something either said or implied that being in a constant life or death situation has forced them to find some way to survive. By default, they usually become damn good at it.
When the time for action has come, the time for preparation has passed. Sometimes your [[Training from Hell]] is not enough. Other times you have no training whatsoever. This is often how someone [[Took a Level in Badass]]. Some are so good at this that they are [[Awesomeness By Analysis|Awesome By Analysis]] and become an [[Instant Expert]]. Maybe, somewhere along the line, they learned [[I Know Mortal Kombat|Mortal Kombat.]]
This is a staple of [[MacGyvering]], the devices they make work because they ''have'' to. The [[Crazy Prepared]] person is either this way because of past experience, or because they want to avoid the bruises associated with it. And this is implied with a person who has [[Seen It All]]—they have experienced it personally.
[[Truth in Television]]: want to learn German, live in Germany. Want to learn Japanese, go to Japan. Git gud or else, like a mundane version of [[Die or Fly]]. Hard work is still needed to get to a well
In [[Video Games]], especially RPGs, this is what they are trying to replicate with [[Experience Points]], especially in the more complicated leveling methods where [[Stat Grinding|performing an action repeatedly gives you more points to allocate to that skill area]].
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** Ironic as he kept using Pikachu on Team Rocket, despite them using something that's shock proof (which they've done since, what, the fifth time he faced them? Out of [[Over Nine Thousand]]?) As Meowth pointed out in one episode, "You'd think he'd learn by now".
* ''Vagabond'' is about how [[Miyamoto Musashi]] goes from a naturally gifted [[Hot-Blooded|hothead]] to a true [[Badass]] ''after'' he gains experience, being humbled before overcoming the challenge; when he's going {{spoiler|to fight all of the remaining Yoshioka}}, he actually thanks them (silently and by himself with a silent prayer) for giving him the past year to learn, develop and grow.
* Generally, most of the cast in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' opt for [[Training from Hell]] (with the occasional [[
{{quote|''"Surviving for hundreds of years ain't just for show, you know."''|Chachazero}}
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** After Negi's and {{spoiler|Rakan's}} match, some of the fans started quarreling about who was better. A fight broke out. Onlookers started betting on the outcome. {{spoiler|The draw had the highest stake.}}
* Parodied in ''[[Ranma ½]]'', where Genma wanted to teach Ranma the legendary [[Unstoppable Rage|Cat Fu]] martial arts style. Being unfamiliar with its methods, he decided to wrap Ranma in bacon and sausage and throw him into a bin filled with starving cats. Ranma learned nothing (at least at first) and in fact gained a crippling phobia of cats because of it. It was later shown that he did learn Cat Fu, but has to go into a psychotic break-down from his cat phobia to reach it unconsciously.
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