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 blame ourselves. We think we are slow learners, that we don’t have any talent, or that we are not as smart.
- Our expectations about the learning process and our learning speed are, to a large extent, what makes us feel like slow learners—even if we aren’t.
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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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