Let us suppose I am a brilliant student with the capabilities to understand a whole lot of complex things and express ideas beautifully. There's something rather trivial I need to share with you.
I started university when I was in school. I was expected to excel in the extra courses I was taking, but I did not. The tutor of one of our courses called me aside and asked me why. Today I have the answer: I did not sit down and work regularly on the course material.
My point at that time: I am capable of understanding this stuff.
My observation: My performance is poor.
I have struggled hard for months because I was under the impression that these two are contradictory. It is beginning to dawn on me that the two statements can be true at the same time!
I started university when I was in school. I was expected to excel in the extra courses I was taking, but I did not. The tutor of one of our courses called me aside and asked me why. Today I have the answer: I did not sit down and work regularly on the course material.
My point at that time: I am capable of understanding this stuff.
My observation: My performance is poor.
I have struggled hard for months because I was under the impression that these two are contradictory. It is beginning to dawn on me that the two statements can be true at the same time!
