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Srivatsan sankaran
@srimoam
The power of change. I have always been a conscientious student, so at my school & college, I worked hard to hear every word the teachers said. I arrived early to position myself in a good seat that had clear sight lines for lipreading . I concentrated, I listened actively, and I took notes to solidify the concepts into my notebook for later review. It was not that effective and also exhausting. When I was exhausted, I got a strange idea that "I should try to hear less,” . “The most important information will be repeated multiple times. Focus on that, not on getting every detail. Hearing everything would only wear me down.” But I had a thought that I could do what everyone else could do? because of my hearing loss I should lower the high expectations I had for myself to learn the material? That I should not expect to absorb the information as well as the students with typical hearing? That I was not capable of taking the class on my own terms? (1/n)
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Srivatsan sankaran
@srimoam
Feeling like I had something to prove, the next day I redoubled my efforts to catch every detail in class, but by nightfall I was once again weary and depleted. The same thing happened the next day, and the next. I thought about an unrelated idea I had at another night. I wanted to give a try on next day to understand what I was learning. The next day I tried it my way for communication. I forgave myself when I didn’t hear every single word and realized that the main ideas were always discussed several times. I relaxed and while it was still hard work, I had more energy left at the end of the day to follow-up and I was still able to complete my work with good results. Adding ease to the process made it more fun, less stressful, and still got me to the same general place — but with a lighter physical toll.(2/n)
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Ibiwunmi 🎭🎩⚡🍄🔵🤡
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An important information in a piece will be stressed. Wishing you all the best as you continue to roll along your journey
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