I did well in school. From finals, mid-terms to quizzes, I managed to get straight A's and I don't learn from reading. However, studying is much more than memorization.

Long story short, I did well in school. Scholarships, awards, the accolades…that was me. From pop quizzes to mid-terms to final exams, in my life, I excelled at thousands of them, passing with flying colours. It didn’t matter which subject it was (Math, Biology, History, Chemistry, English etc). I used a similar approach to studying and it worked every time.

I’m a Millennial and when I was growing up, the school system was designed for people who could retain information like a robot.

Read and regurgitate.

Input and output.

Rinse and repeat.

I realized at a young age that I didn’t learn by reading. I was the square peg entering a system of round holes. Along with looking different (being one of few Asian kids in a predominately Caucasian school), eating different food, speaking a different language, there were many things I had to do differently and that included how I learned and studied.