RE: Why Slow Learners are More Likely to Succeed in Life — Here’s the Proof!
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I feel im with intishar on this too. I don't think there's any benefit being a slow learner. Maybe taking time to do tasks and checking back and proofreading etc is good to be slower but I don't think that applies to learning.
If someone is able to absorb the same knowledge but at a faster speed, the fast learner is actually better. Like people are looking for those that can step up and get good you know. you see competitions like Hell's kitchen master chef. There's no time for slow learners. You gotta learn fast and prove yourself or you get booted out.
It's also hard to say slow learners. Sometimes people have a unique way at perceiving things like a mental disablity etc. There's a lot of autism people that are super good at something like maths etc.
Anyways what I'm trying to say is there's a lot of factors that play into being successful and I don't think being a slow learner actually makes that much of an impact.
I feel a more accurate way to say is people that take time to plan out and do things slowly are more likely to succeed and yes i can agree to that as people with plans usually do better than those that are just yoloing. plans take time! Of course it's not always but I want to say most of the time those that have a plan are going to execute while those that don't are pretty much coinflipping
You are also right, but look at it this well. Indeed, there are times when speed is needed, but when it comes to actually learning, learning at your own pace in order to understand the rudiment, the basics, and the foundation perfectly is important. If one only chooses to memorise without spending time to question the reason, reflecting on them and moving to the next task will one day come back to it to memorise again regardless if they planned things out or not.
But you're assuming that a fast learner is memorising. I was saying fast learners can absorb the knowledge faster. They just get it. They understand the concepts faster. It's not about memorising.
You're correlating fast learners with memorising and that's the problem
Theres a kid from China self learn how to build rockets at age of 6-8 or something. There's kids that are grandmasters in chess at like 10-12 now where most people prob get at age 18+ for those dedicated. Then those that alr have a degree at 15 or somethininy lol. I wouldn't call these a slow learner and definitely don't think this stuff can be just memorised. Some people are just geniuses. The people you mentioned may have had a slow start but I wouldn't say they are slow learners. They were just late bloomers. Their potential was always there they saw the world different and they were light years ahead of people of their time