Today I made an interesting discovery concerning my learning style, and how my brain works.

It happened at work. Each day is different which means there are always new things to learn. When I entered the room I noticed how everything was set up and also took note of the methods my partner was using to complete the tasks.

Later that morning we discussed some items that needed replenishing and a strategy to do it quickly. This would mean doing it in a different way than I had observed earlier that morning. I agreed that it was a good idea and committed myself to carrying out this duty.

Towards the end of the morning there was a down time so I began to set up the equipment exactly as I had observed earlier.

Soon my partner arrived and said What are you doing? I explained, and the answer came back immediately. You don’t need to do that, just take them this way.

Oh yes, I remembered and then began to ask myself why I had not remembered when beginning this assignment?

No, I am not losing my memory!

Suddenly I understood. I am a predominately visual learner. Left handed but right brain orientated.

This means that in the morning my brain had taken a mental picture of the particular setup.

Later my coworker and I had verbally agreed to a different setup. No problem except that several hours later when I decided to replenish this setup my visual memory came to the front.

Without even stopping to think more, I KNEW how to do this. The audio memory was somewhere in the background being ignored.

So I understood clearly what had happened and why I had forgotten our conversation where we agreed on using a different method.

Now what to do to avoid future similar events? Mm I am really not sure — yet. Look for ways to strength the other side of my brain.

Have you had similar experiences? (I am sure I am not alone here
Do you have any ideas?
I would love to hear about your experiences. Please share below in the comments.