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For me, it seemed like everyone around me in my CS classes just got it. There were definitely times I felt stupid because of it and it was demotivating to see s

For me, it seemed like everyone around me in my CS classes just got it. There were definitely times I felt stupid because of it and it was demotivating to see so many people having an easy time while I struggled. When your assignments are taking you 8 hours and other people are getting them done in 3 hours, you start to think, "maybe I'm just not cut out for this". Eventually I started to get it and it became much easier for me, but it took a while. Who knows? Maybe I'm still not cut out for this.

Zelizz 9y ago
There will always be people who are just "better". They'll learn faster, remember more, and generally make you feel inadequate by comparison. There are also people who seem like that, but aren't. These people have prior experience and memories that accelerate the speed at which they learn, and leave fewer remaining new concepts to memorize. Over time you'll catch up to this second group, if you apply yourself.