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Why You're Not A Quick Learner: Lack of Focus

Why You're Not A Quick Learner: Lack of Focus

Focus is key for learning. If you are not paying full attention to what you are trying to learn, it’ll make learning more difficult and slower. So, while you may believe you are a slow learner, you are most likely just a distracted learner.

Once you improve your focus, you’ll be surprised by how much faster you can internalize new knowledge and skills. 

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Mindset and Beliefs Have a Strong Influence on Becoming a Quick Learner

  • People with a fixed mindset—the belief that we are born with attributes that cannot be changed—tend to think in terms of “you either have it or you don’t,” which in turn can create a mental block that hinders their progress.
  • But people with a growth mindset

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Previous Learning Affects Learning Speed

The person who’s already a good surfer and skater has a foundation in board sports to transfer into snowboarding, which will make him learn the new skill faster.

In an oversimplified way, our mind works as a scaffold—everything we have already built serves as a base to bui...

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Why You're Not A Quick Learner: Unrealistic Expectations

  • Whenever we want to pick up a new skill or learn a new subject, we assume that the learning process will go smoothly. But the reality is that learning is sometimes frustrating, stressful, and slow.
  • When we do not meet our unrealistic expectations of how fast we should be learning, we...

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Patience is the key to achieve your goals.

You may think you are not a quick learner, but most likely, you just need to learn how to use your brain more effectively.

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Get organized

  1. Carry a homework planner at all times. Entering homework, projects, tests and assignments as soon as they are assigned will make sure they aren’t forgotten about.

Pay attention in class

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