I basically got by without knowing times table and suffering for it until about grade 5 which was when I figured out the trick. After that rest of my grades pic

I basically got by without knowing times table and suffering for it until about grade 5 which was when I figured out the trick. After that rest of my grades picked up dramatically as well, as I had figured out that understanding how things work is way better than simple memorization. So basically laziness carpe diem.