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RE: Taking a Break From Writing // Known Unknowns, Epiphanies, and Invisible Processes // Writing Journal
I think school encourages rushing through problems, which is how you miss those epiphanies - I went back to college at the age of 26 and started doing my homework well in advance, which was the only time I was really able to ruminate and come up with new solutions. I wish this was more "standardized", there's an assumption that intelligence will yield automatic results.
I suppose universities have their hands full trying to push students through the body of knowledge that is considered the foundation of a certain area.
Still, quite some time later, I was shocked to realize that I had not done very much thinking during most of my schooling. That is of course my own experience. I am sure there is a fair amount of folks who get to that place while they are still in the formal program.