The issue here is partly that I am unusually unhappy with discussing anything in the abstract. I find it largely pointless. I tend to want to deal with specifics, because I don't accept that there is much meaning in theory, given that everything is a specific thing.
This is one of those things that those personality tests test. You know, the ones that tell you what your learning personality is, or whether you're thinking/feeling, judging/perceiving, etc. Some people like to think in terms of abstract or general principles, other people like to deal with specific situations. I am very firmly the latter. Discussions about general principles leave me incredibly frustrated with their imprecision. Realising that about myself (and realising that it's just a style of thought which other people don't necessarily share) helped me no end, just as realising that I learn by doing helped me no end.
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The issue here is partly that I am unusually unhappy with discussing anything in the abstract. I find it largely pointless. I tend to want to deal with specifics, because I don't accept that there is much meaning in theory, given that everything is a specific thing.
This is one of those things that those personality tests test. You know, the ones that tell you what your learning personality is, or whether you're thinking/feeling, judging/perceiving, etc. Some people like to think in terms of abstract or general principles, other people like to deal with specific situations. I am very firmly the latter. Discussions about general principles leave me incredibly frustrated with their imprecision. Realising that about myself (and realising that it's just a style of thought which other people don't necessarily share) helped me no end, just as realising that I learn by doing helped me no end.