So I am a graduate but I'm thinking about supplementing my skills with a booster course to go more indepth with my skills. I think it'd be a good thing for me, but aside from money I am also concerned as I am a slow learner.
Essentially I am good at learning overall concepts and ideas, but when it gets down to the nitty gritty such as learning software I'm often stumped and easily confused. Plus I have a huge issue with being terribly impatient and when I don't understand something I get very upset and overreact. As you can imagine, that emotional state makes it a lot harder for me to employ problem solving techniques.
And the thing is that I know a lot of people that use the software I want to learn but they're super chill and not even particularly organised either. They just absorb this stuff easily and apply their knowledge flawlessly. I do get a bit intimidated as well because at uni my peers would be ages ahead of me in the class and I would still be stuck on the first thing, scratching my head at how others picked it up. Even when asking for extra help and speaking with the tutor face to face it still boggled my brain. I suppose that reinforced a lot of self doubt into me and my ability to pick up new skills (particularly of a technical nature).
Is my problem just anxiety based or could it just be my learning style? If it's the latter, are there any ways to become more efficient at learning and if it's the former how do I stop myself from panicking? How do I just convince myself that I am capable of learning the material?
It's important that I note that I am currently in the process of an ADHD assessment. I don't know if I genuinely have it, but if you happen to have ADHD and there are techniques that have helped you improve learning then please let me know.
18 Apr 2016, 7:27 am
