IWTL How To Undo All The Damage School Has Caused My Brain
Did anyone else notice how the way they think changed after starting school? I see people around me who can actively learn from their mistakes on spot (like driving) while I struggle to do the same. My brain can't comprehend anything that isn't said in chronological steps and numbers. I'm talking about "eyeball the length of the table", "steer the driving wheel only a bit", or "until its about right".
I highly blame the modern education system for this. Its all about doing tasks as instructed. Eventually you become unable to do anything without being guided by someone (in my case) and loosing the skills of what makes you 'street smart'.
I find this issue the most evident when I try to work on a new goal. I spend more time planning the journey than doing it. I'm afraid to watch the "wrong" tutorial on youtube cauz I might end up learning about something too early or too late, so I open a blank page and draw the most detailed mind map I could think of where its not possible for me to learn the topic the "wrong" way.
As I write this I figured I still take on the mentality that mistakes lead to punishment like how every wrong answer deducts marks from your grade.
Lastly, I wonder if the way they taught us math and physics have anything to do with this. If you don't use the right equation = you won't get the right answer. Did you know that math used to be written in words and not equations in the past? most of us know what the equation states and not what it actually means (I hope you get the idea).
I should also note that I don't have any experience in living outside my room for most of my life so Its also a factor.
In summery: How do I rewire my brains way of approaching problems and challenges and convince it that anything is do-able even when the "manual" isn't available. In fact, the manual doesn't exist and I don't have to resort to making one from scratch.