Exploring this possibility further, I even did a test class using the new approach. Instead of showing up to prescheduled lectures, I watched downloaded videos for the class at twice the normal speed. Instead of meticulously doing each assignment and waiting weeks to learn my results, I could test myself on the material one question at a time, quickly learning from my mistakes. Using these and other methods, I found I could scrape through a class in as little as a week’s time. Doing some quick calculations and adding some room for error, I decided it might be possible to tackle the remaining
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I hate to break this to you, but to say that this approach allowed you to learn the material is inaccurate bordering on outright lie. What you did was become reasonably good at cramming for tests. Every gifted kid with ADHD manages the same before high school. It does not in any way equate to true, enduring learning
