Why not study just anywhere? It’s hard to find a place where you can really focus and do deep work. Also, you will study more effectively in community, studying with, learning from, and teaching the other scholars in the house.
How is this different from going to school? A school is for taking classes, a Scholar House is for studying books. There are no classes in a Scholar House, just a bunch of people studying books.
What if I don’t understand the books? Then you will solicit the advice of more experienced scholars.
So there will be no lectures? Maybe. It depends what the people in the house want to do.
What if I have a job? That’s fine, you can still stay at a Scholar House and study there in your free time.
What if my job is in-person? Then you can join a Scholar House in the city your job is in, provided enough people there want to join one.
Won’t I then be paying double rent, my normal rent and the rent for the Scholar House? The Scholar House rent will be very cheap. For example, if 10 people rent a house on AirBnb for $3,500, that’s just $350 a person. But if you need financial assistance in order to attend a Scholar House, that can be arranged.
Does it have to be an AirBnb? Not necessarily. Any house that can be rented month-to-month is fine. It can also be someone opening up their house to guests.
Why a month? A month is a nice solid block of time in which you can really learn something. But feel free to experiment with other lengths.