There are all sorts of opinions, peer reviewed studies, and loads of online info regarding what type of learners we are. I tend to not go down any of these roads in therapeutic support, except this question: how is it that you think you best retain information? I have recognized over the years that unless we work towards truly gaining a firm grasp on this knowledge about ourselves, than it is incredibly challenging to express this to others. In turn, this becomes a giant barrier in relationships of all sorts: familial, educational, professional, personal, and romantic. Conversations of this nature feel vulnerable (because they are) and commonly mistaken as weakness. If understood, the value in this vulnerable topic, is that most folks find that they are better able to connect with those around them and that it is easier to feel progression without disappointment and/or resentment.
As a personal and professional example, I experience great retention of journals, emails, and messages sent to me in therapeutic support, contrary to a general lack of reading retention. This is because they are personal, and being visual and experiential learner I can tie them to visualizations of personal and professional relationships. Typically for me (and my ADHD) this activity would fall into the bucket of challenging learning, i.e. reading and retention, that I have experienced my entire life. With that being said, there is value for me, in letting others know that sending me a 10 page article, asking me to breeze through a book, or complete a chapter and quiz, will never be easy for me. In a way, by talking about how we best learn we temper expectations, but we also improve the relationships we have and tend to be more effective in our relationships with regard to what others may need from us.
Communicate how you best learn. Reduce Judgment of Self. Remove Conflict.
-Chris