Hey everyone, so this week I just started an english course that is basically prequsite for university and for goodness sake it is hard... I cannot comprehend, retain, absorb information. Like I am expected to write an essay about helmet play from shakesphere and I just incapable of producing large information.
Fuck this. This course would have not been so hard if it was not for my low IQ..
This question might seem unrelated to this sub, but let me explain. Part of being successful in school and the workforce, being able to understand well and retain for a long period of time, and being able to progress in conventional paths is due to a good raw cognitive potential. Additionally however, another part of being able to achieve major milestones is endurance/stamina or pain tolerance while doing tedious or difficult tasks. Now, doing homework or other intellectually-demanding tasks is not seen as painful (at least not physically). However, I think there must be some form of pain tolerance or tolerance for monotony because traditional academics or traditional white-collar jobs not only have complex learning involved but also many hours of doing the same type of studying or working in order to successfully complete the assignment or job.
Like for me personally, I think my pain tolerance/monotony tolerance is probably on the lower end, as sometimes merely looking at complicated STEM problems or dense readings can paralyze me on the cognitive level. Anyways, I hope this post feels refreshing as it brings a new topic into this sub. Thanks for reading. Take care.
In this relatively optimistic post, I wonder if anyone here thinks that a reasonable desire, coupled with sufficient resources and an adequate skill-set, can actually achieve major life goals? At least the conventional ones? Or is this phrase just a cope lol? I have heard this phrase many times in my life, but most recently from a late-night talk show/commentary channel my parents watch. Basically, a woman was saying how she struggled with learning Spanish at the college level, and took 3 times longer to learn it than her peers. I don't know all the details nor circumstances of this woman and her progress with learning a foreign language. It was nice to hear such a story, but unfortunately I don't think it can apply to everyone, especially for those with very low cognitive abilities. Thanks for reading. Take care.