I was never able to get much out of lectures in college. My ability to remember what people say out loud is practically nil. My handwriting was poor, and I c

I was never able to get much out of lectures in college. My ability to remember what people say out loud is practically nil. My handwriting was poor, and I could not write quickly. In any case, what was the point of my transcribing lectures instead of just reading material? The only time I ever learned anything directly from a prof was talking to him in his office until I could put things into my own words.