Never tell yourself that you do not know

So I am studying IT and currently, we are focusing on programming. Now, I am not going to lie and say it is the easiest module/subject ever, it is not. My friend keeps on reminding me that every time we may be practicing or doing an assignment. She keep saying to me “I do not know these things.” and indeed at some point she may be blank but most of the time after I or the lecturers have explained a particular concept she will go like, “Oh I remember/ know that.”

This is what I always tell her “You actually know a lot. You just tell yourself that you don’t.”

 

Here is the thing, you will not know anything if you keep telling yourself that you do not understand or do not know. In a way you are conditioning your mind to get used to the fact that you are clueless.

Your mind is like an unlimited storeroom. Everything you learn is kept there for later use. Yes, everything. Nothing is ever lost really. What you need to do to acquire that particular knowledge is a key(word) about whatever it is you need and everything will come back to you. Telling yourself that you do not know is like going to the storeroom to find something, but you keep overlooking that box which is right in front of you that has the tools you need because you always go like “Nah, it can’t in there. I must not have it.” As you look in other boxes, you push that one to the back of the room and not even touch it because you just do not believe it is there.

All it takes is for you to check. That’s all. Life’s main concept is trial and error. Why don’t we apply it to everything?