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Post by mypineappledream on Oct 7, 2014 11:09:17 GMT
I just came to a strange realization. I've never studied in my intire life, Ive just skimmed through books, shown up and aced the tests. Its so clear why I'm now struggling with this math at university, I have to study, something I've never done.. strange. I wonder if I can teach myself how to study now. Admit you have a problem and then fix it. I think I blew my mind with this realization. Weird.
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Post by firstinflight on Oct 7, 2014 16:52:02 GMT
I think I went through something similar when I was at uni. For me, the problem was that it was the first time I'd had to organise and direct my own work. At school they pretty much tell you what to do and when, uni is different.
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Post by petra on Oct 7, 2014 21:14:13 GMT
I hit this wall at A level, and I failed my GCSE's which required interest and self discipline.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2014 6:35:21 GMT
Yes all sounding familiar. I'm old enough to have done O levels when everything I did was "skimmed". During A levels I had to force myself to read and re-read stuff but realised I was learning how not to learn and thinking about other things rather than the stuff I was reading.
I got by on amazing energy levels. Couldn't do it now and if I tried know that I would collapse in a heap. If anything, and since dx, I skim even more. It's like the realisation that I've found the missing frontal lobe and be done with it!
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Post by contrarymary on Oct 8, 2014 7:48:25 GMT
I'm exactly the same - get instant grasp and expect to understand everything, no idea how to go deeper when i don't (unless i'm hugely interested in something) And it is a wall, exactly as petra said. I feel like a cartoon character - full speed ahead, whack, fall down, wander away dazed, come back full speed ahead ... and repeat.
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Post by mypineappledream on Oct 8, 2014 15:14:01 GMT
Haha oh I love this forum...
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