My ability to learn and remember stuff seems to be related to how interesting (how valuable) I find the information. The reason why I'm a slow learner is that I

My ability to learn and remember stuff seems to be related to how interesting (how valuable) I find the information. The reason why I'm a slow learner is that I find it hard to remember things when I can't see their utility value. It takes a while to understand the full utility value of something. On the flip side, sometimes I don't even notice (much less remember) certain things. When I'm visiting a new city with someone else, I never seem to be able to remember how to get back to the starting point - I recognize almost none of the streets or landmarks on the way back (aside from a few particularly interesting ones). My mind just delegates the full responsibility of finding the way back to the other person. It's not a problem if I'm visiting a city alone though.