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My ex-boss used to have me spend hours of doing Powerpoint because he claimed to be a "visual learner". I always theorized that this sounded like a load of BS.

My ex-boss used to have me spend hours of doing Powerpoint because he claimed to be a "visual learner". I always theorized that this sounded like a load of BS. My theory was that he was just too lazy or ADD to actually sit down and read and comprehend things. I learn things looking at graphs. I learn things by reading but, it just takes more focus. I never believed in this theory of learning. There are just sometimes better ways to convey different information. Some people are idiots and some people have enough passion or care enough to put more effort in.

tokenadult 11y ago
My ex-boss used to have me spend hours of doing Powerpoint because he claimed to be a "visual learner". I always theorized that this sounded like a load of BS. My theory was that he was just too lazy or ADD to actually sit down and read and comprehend things. If you haven't seen Edward Tufte's writings about PowerPoint[1] yet, you should. A funny take on what's wrong with PowerPoint is Peter Norvig's online essay about the PowerPoint version of the Gettysburg Address.[2] [1] https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/powerpoint https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/powerpoint https://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001yB https://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=... https://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0002PP https://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=... [2] http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/ http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/
peteretep 11y ago
I am also a visual learner, and I find it (really) hard to learn from prose. I virtually flunked high school, and then (through a fairly convoluted process) ended up very literally top of my class in a masters at a top 5 university; the masters allowed me to learn my own way. It is possible I'm an idiot, lack passion, and am lazy, but my academic references don't support that theory.

My ex-boss used to have me spend hours of doing Powerpoint because he claimed to be a "visual learner". I always theorized that this sounded like a load of BS. My theory was that he was just too lazy or ADD to actually sit down and read and comprehend things. I learn things looking at graphs. I learn things by reading but, it just takes more focus. I never believed in this theory of learning. There are just sometimes better ways to convey different information. Some people are idiots and some people have enough passion or care enough to put more effort in.

tokenadult 11y ago

My ex-boss used to have me spend hours of doing Powerpoint because he claimed to be a "visual learner". I always theorized that this sounded like a load of BS. My theory was that he was just too lazy or ADD to actually sit down and read and comprehend things. If you haven't seen Edward Tufte's writings about PowerPoint[1] yet, you should. A funny take on what's wrong with PowerPoint is Peter Norvig's online essay about the PowerPoint version of the Gettysburg Address.[2] [1] https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/powerpoint https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/powerpoint https://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001yB https://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=... https://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0002PP https://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=... [2] http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/ http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/

peteretep 11y ago

I am also a visual learner, and I find it (really) hard to learn from prose. I virtually flunked high school, and then (through a fairly convoluted process) ended up very literally top of my class in a masters at a top 5 university; the masters allowed me to learn my own way. It is possible I'm an idiot, lack passion, and am lazy, but my academic references don't support that theory.