Desired increases in brainpower

[pasithea]

Lots of people seem to think I'm smart but I don't really feel that I am. I have lots of little pieces of stuff and I'm good at patterns and extrapolating ideas and have solid intuitive stuff and pick up skills quickly but I'm interested in so many things that my knowledge isn't very deep in anything.

It's often awkward for me, sitting with other engineers, listening to them talk about papers and mathematical theorems that they just assume I've read or know about.

Highschool left me woefully unprepared for anything. Not just in the specifics but in general learning and study habits. What I'd really to read right now are some good books on studying quickly with a high rate of retention. Of course, there's so many books on that subject that it's not easy to chose one at random and it be likely to be a decent one. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

Comments

[maradydd.livejournal.com]

I dunno about studying quickly per se, but there are some useful tricks for getting the most out of academic papers without having to spend much time reading them.