I had no Internet access until 1997.
Until 2001-2002, I rarely had Internet access.
After the winter of 2002-2003, when I joined LEADERS Foundation and had almost 24/7 computer & Internet access, I always had Internet access at least once a week.
I can say that after 2002 lots of decisions were clearer because there was a place I could get information from, and before 2002 there was a lot of fog.
I once read (Favorite book of mine: Essentials of Understanding Psychology, by Robert S. Feldman – Blog de Olivian Breda) that there is a paradox – we don’t learn about the process of learning, we don’t read about how to read. This is called „meta„.
Nowadays, it’s much easier to become a good student. You go online and find out resources on how to read, what requirements are for a certain exam, why choosing school A in favor of school B is the optimal choice, and so on.
Of course, modern life also brings more distractions.
Douglas A. Boneparth @dougboneparth
Before the internet, people thought stupidity was due to a lack of access to information.Yeah, it wasn’t that.
I think, not know, that I would have performed better in some aspects of life. But I also might have been attracted to the temptations of the Internet and waste my time just browsing the Internet.
Some possibilities of improvement with modern-day knowledge:
- Knowing how to read/learn;
- Better exam preparation;
- Choosing better schools;
- Studying abroad;
- Knowing what to learn for competitions like Olympiads;
- Motivation on why should I study more.
