In school note taking was always a problem for me. Due to slow handwriting that decreased in legibility the faster I tried to write. There was no help and support for those of us with dysgraphia back then. Nowadays with videos I can watch a bit , pause, and in my own time type the information I need to have. Repeat until I have all the necessary info. It’s a laborious process, but better than what was possible to do in school.
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Same, I was an excellent listener though. Back then. Though it wasn’t that long ago - 13years.
Now I’m not able to hold attention, have to take breaks. It’s not so bad when you’re feeling super motivated because of a passion for what you’re reading but when you’re not feeling the passion - it’s a painful chore type of feeling.
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With me attention is dictated by how much something does or does not interest me. ADHD inattentive type possibly.
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Same here, but I’ve found self belief is a big factor for me too. For example, when I think I can’t learn relativity cos it’s hard - I struggle, but when I feel like I can tackle it. I make progress.
On the journey back home today from London, I was thinking about the difference between intertia and interial frames - sometimes, doing the thinking passively is what makes the difference. It helps reignite the interest which I lose when I fail for not understanding things when actively studying
Edit: I’m bad at dealing with struggling, I give up entirely.
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I’ve tended to be an ‘If an answer doesn’t come to me quickly, then I’ll flounder and panic’ type of person. I’m better than I used to be, but it’s an ongoing process.
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My passion for learning dissipated after high school, in other words when college courses began. Needless to add, so did my note taking habit.
Several factors were to blame: disinterest in the curriculum, poor teaching skills on most professors there, undiagnosed depressive states.
My coping mechanisms involved secluding myself in a dorm room, binge watching movies, cartoons, playing online games that I felt I was being good at, and jogging.
While not as neat as some of my peers’, my hand writing was never an issue, even at slightly higher speeds. I can write with both hands although strongly favor the right hand.
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