I found too that jobs consisted of easy or really hard things that I didn't learn in college. Though I suppose college taught me how to research and figure things out, so I suppose that does apply, in a roundabout way. Though it sounds, compared to what you studied, I had a fairly easier time... well attending a Liberal Arts college...
First time I had to teach a class in Java programming, I didn't know Java. (I did not mention this at the time.) That wasn't really a Hard Thing, but it was probably the first time I was aware of Deliberately Learning A Thing instead of either Just Sort of Picking It Up (undergrad) or Attempting to "Study" With No Idea How (grad school). That thing they say is true, having to teach a thing to others is a great way to learn a thing.
To me, "study" means "put the information in my head on purpose, whether it wants to be there or not"; "learn" means "find the information in my head after being exposed to it"... except "learn a physical skill" which is an entirely different process from learning facts and one I understand much better.
Oh, and "memorization", to me, means "be able to parrot back what the text said without necessarily understanding it; be unable to come at the information from a different angle". No wonder I always hated memorization.
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Oh, and "memorization", to me, means "be able to parrot back what the text said without necessarily understanding it; be unable to come at the information from a different angle". No wonder I always hated memorization.
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