Best:
English and art. I have considerable creative abilities and I very seldom have to work hard on writing essays or producing creative output. I'm not intending this to be a brag-fest, but when I write, I can see the entire piece that I'm working on right there in my head, and I simply write down what I already have put together mentally. I don't even have to try hard, it just happens all by itself without my having to do anything. At uni, I am a art and English dual major.
My worst:
My most hated subject is math. I hate it b/c i have a difficult time thinking in a procedural pattern. Math is done primarily by a process that must be done in a certain order or else the whole equation fails. This does not help me at all b/c I don't see the world in that way. When I look at some equations, all I see are numbers and symbols.
even though i learned it, I can't remember it and it's like i've never seen it before. I have no idea of where to begin with it, and everytime i seem to figure something out, it's almost as if the rules get switched. It's fustrating as hell.
Instead, I see the world in its entirety, and I see how all the pieces fit together and b/c of this, i have no trouble tying up the loose ends and I have no trouble with maintaining consistancy. This helps me a lot in art and writing, but this ability utterly damns me in the math world.
I have realized that to be proficient in math, you must be able to focus on all the parts of a whole and put them together one at a time. To me, this method seems incredibly inefficient b/c I can only see the proverbial big picture and have an incredibly hard time at following procedural steps. B/c of this, i have a difficult time solving intermediate algebra, but I can also write a 3 paragraph essay in 10 minutes without breaking a sweat.
Is anyone else here like this, or are oyur abilities more balanced? Mine are widely skewed towards creativity instead of processing, and I was wondering why it was like this for a long time. Perhaps it was a trade off: I somehow gave up some of my math ability for increased creative potential. Who knows?
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Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.
[This message has been edited by Pagewizard_YKS (edited June 02, 2004).]
English and art. I have considerable creative abilities and I very seldom have to work hard on writing essays or producing creative output. I'm not intending this to be a brag-fest, but when I write, I can see the entire piece that I'm working on right there in my head, and I simply write down what I already have put together mentally. I don't even have to try hard, it just happens all by itself without my having to do anything. At uni, I am a art and English dual major.
My worst:
My most hated subject is math. I hate it b/c i have a difficult time thinking in a procedural pattern. Math is done primarily by a process that must be done in a certain order or else the whole equation fails. This does not help me at all b/c I don't see the world in that way. When I look at some equations, all I see are numbers and symbols.
even though i learned it, I can't remember it and it's like i've never seen it before. I have no idea of where to begin with it, and everytime i seem to figure something out, it's almost as if the rules get switched. It's fustrating as hell.
Instead, I see the world in its entirety, and I see how all the pieces fit together and b/c of this, i have no trouble tying up the loose ends and I have no trouble with maintaining consistancy. This helps me a lot in art and writing, but this ability utterly damns me in the math world.
I have realized that to be proficient in math, you must be able to focus on all the parts of a whole and put them together one at a time. To me, this method seems incredibly inefficient b/c I can only see the proverbial big picture and have an incredibly hard time at following procedural steps. B/c of this, i have a difficult time solving intermediate algebra, but I can also write a 3 paragraph essay in 10 minutes without breaking a sweat.
Is anyone else here like this, or are oyur abilities more balanced? Mine are widely skewed towards creativity instead of processing, and I was wondering why it was like this for a long time. Perhaps it was a trade off: I somehow gave up some of my math ability for increased creative potential. Who knows?
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Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.
[This message has been edited by Pagewizard_YKS (edited June 02, 2004).]
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