Irrelevant information

Irrelevant information

Irrelevant information surrounds us on a day-to-day basis. However I feel like the majority of the time I am subjected to this useless information is during multiple-choice exams for my classes. I always struggled throughout high school in my math courses. Whenever I saw a word problem it was like my brain would automatically shut down. While reading I would get so caught up in all the information and numbers that didn’t really matter, and by the time I finished reading it I was lost. Although I would try and underline important information needed to solve the problem it seemed like by the time I was done the entire problem would be underlined. Since high school I seem to have progressed in my word problem solving skills that are filled with irrelevant facts and numbers. I am able to look past the gibberish that is there strictly to stump me and successfully solve the problem. Also while reading word problems in math or multiple-choice exams I tend to handle my anxiety levels a lot better. Instead of getting worked up with all the information that is presented to me that doesn’t matter, I can look past it all and into the information I actually do need.