“I don’t get it” isn’t the opposite of getting it. It’s the first step.
CREATIVITY
CREATIVITY
Admitting you are lost is already progress, because you cannot say it until you have noticed the shape of what you are missing. The people who never say it are often further back, nodding along with no idea where they stopped following. Putting it into words converts a bad feeling into a question, and questions can be answered.
Use the sentence this week, then add one more clause to it: the specific place where you lost the thread. Say it to a teacher, a friend, or into your own notebook. The second half of that sentence is where all the useful information is.
Where would saying you are lost actually move you forward?
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.