The last part of this process is Assessing, looking at the end result and the process. The end result isn't very exciting. It's underwhelming, actually. But then again, even if I had had some kind of amazing breakthrough of information in the great Boston Trip Case, it still wouldn't have been enough for me to be really satisfied.
The way I learn best is, and has always been, tactile learning. If I can physically do it then I know it. In my world, experience is everything. The theoretical is nice and all, but it doesn't mean much to me. You want me to learn math? Walk me through a step-by-step example, then let me practice it by hand. You want me to learn chemistry? Put me in a lab. Just out of high school I went for a Culinary Degree and while I couldn't tell you most of the terms or specifics anymore, I can still slide, dice, saute, or do anything else food related you could ever ask for. I like to joke that my muscle memory is better than my regular memory by far.
Which, of course, isn't a big help for the type of information inquiry I'm doing. The best way for me to figure out how to visit Boston, or anyplace for that matter, is to actually visit said place. To walk around and see where the roads lead, to try the food, and wander into the hotels and shops and theaters. To see what it's like there. I can do all the research in the world, but until I'm physically in the hotel and it is as nice as it looked online and I am face to face with the reality of the situation I won't be confident of my knowledge of it.
Writing it down, however, this whole process of blogging my experience I think has helped with that, to a point. I feel like just adding in a physical component like jotting down notes and typing up blog posts helps settle some of the free floating theoreticals in my mind. It is definitely something I should consider doing as I continue this process.
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