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Plur · 08-06-2004, 06:54 PM

My parents always stressed this and the difference in abilities to learn.

My dad, back in his college days, had a roommate. The guy would never study but still got perfects on all of his tests. He barely even read the book for the class. Meanwhile my dad would study for 3+ hours a day and still only get a B.

The difference was that the other guy could learn anything very quickly, and retain it, while my dad had to practice it to even get the basic idea.

Also from what you've mentioned you sound to be a more of an artistic person. I forget which half is which, but one half of the brain handles math and sciences while the other is atristic with creativity and the like. If you're more one side the other will most likely be weaker. I've seen both ways in many people. That engineer who can't solve a problem without an equation, or the artist who can barely add.

I think you really just need to find a good way to study. Find out what helps you best to learn something (repetition, association, whatever) and try learning everything that way.

08-06-2004, 06:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Plur Upright	My parents always stressed this and the difference in abilities to learn. My dad, back in his college days, had a roommate. The guy would never study but still got perfects on all of his tests. He barely even read the book for the class. Meanwhile my dad would study for 3+ hours a day and still only get a B. The difference was that the other guy could learn anything very quickly, and retain it, while my dad had to practice it to even get the basic idea. Also from what you've mentioned you sound to be a more of an artistic person. I forget which half is which, but one half of the brain handles math and sciences while the other is atristic with creativity and the like. If you're more one side the other will most likely be weaker. I've seen both ways in many people. That engineer who can't solve a problem without an equation, or the artist who can barely add. I think you really just need to find a good way to study. Find out what helps you best to learn something (repetition, association, whatever) and try learning everything that way.