Have you noticed that "experts" are not adventurous and are easily blindsided? They tell you it cannot be done and would not try simply because no one has ..... ...
Continuous learning and multiple exposure gives you a view you cannot see/have from formal education (formal education is very good but there's a lot out there beyond the four walls). It is good to be educated it is better to be knowledgeable, one is textbook the other bothers on exposure.