One of the classes I was required to take in college was the dreaded statistics class. It was a class you wanted to do without but knew that some basic understanding would be beneficial in a career.

I studied hard and had some success in making sense of it all. However, one day the professor introduced a novel idea of divvying up each of the statistical formulas so that each person could share their special secrets and short cuts to super understanding. I bought it, to my demise.

When it came to test day, I found myself unable to think as each of my colleagues thought. Their logic was not my logic. I was then completely confused and not my normal slightly confused self.

I would have achieved greater success by working from my own logic space. I should not have underestimated my abilities.

I learned a valuable lesson day, it is better to live in your own confusion. At least it is a familiar place.