School spends a long time “wasting” our time but learning things is a great way to learn how to interpret information and make actual informed decisions

  • QuestionMark@lemmy.world
    111·
    17 hours ago

    Unless your educational system inhibits creativity and encourages memorization without understanding.

    • tourist@lemmy.world
      3·
      11 hours ago

      And everything memorized must be available for a timed 0.5-3 hour session with no access to any kind of notes, which risks destroying any chance of those memories “sticking” long term.

      The only times in my adult life where

      1. Time was crucial

      AND

      1. I had no access to any helpful information

      was never

      All it did was exacerbate my underlying mental health issues while my brain was developing.