Surprise learning blocks

I'd been wondering why my learning rate had dropped dramatically recently and it's only today that I realized why. Turns out something I took for granted actually has a dramatic impact on how fast I take in new concepts ... writing.

Being visuo-kinesthetic I learn fastest when my eyes and my body are engaged at the same time. Powerpoint slides and onscreen documentation satisfy the visual component but it would seem the auditory element (a lecturer) cannot make up for the lack of the squiggles I do to re-visualize the material.

I knew note sketching helped my learning but it's only now I realized how much it does so. It also explains why I have a heavy hand (literally) when I take notes. This is the longest I've gone in learning new material without a rigid table to write on.

Looks like I have to find ways of compensating. Right now I'm trying alternative documentation to try and trigger my other learning faculties. It won't be as fast but I think it will work.

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