I've always been a visual learner...my style hasn't varied too much with age. If anything, I've become more set in my ways.
ill never buy a gps for car navigation..the robot voice is too distracting...I'm fine with glancing at a map or reading the step by step google map directions.
In my college days, I would often skip lectures (don't follow my example) and just read the textbook or powerpoint presentation myself, or make flashcards. It was a lot easier for me to absorb concepts by just going over the material myself. Most lectures went in one ear and out the other....just give me the graph or formula and I can figure out the concept.
With music, I rely heavily on sheet music to learn a piece. I experimented with improv and jazz piano in high school, but I couldn't stand improv jazz solos because there was less written structure. If there was any area where I wish I could learn differently, this would be it because I'm a huge jazz fan. I'm better suited towards interpreting classical piano, where there's virtually no visual ambiguity.
In general, I make lists, jot thoughts down in a notebook, obsessively use post its, meticulously organize things on excel, pin ideas on pinterest. I color code my emails and Outlook calendar events...if I had to rely on audio cues, or a hands on approach, I'd be way less productive.
