DS has always said he learns "by voice," yet he also does well with visual material. He likes nothing better than studying any sort of guide where he can compare every possible combination of something - all the types of bears in the world, all the various spaceships, all the whatevers of the Star Wars series, etc. That, and watching tv, of course (documentaries are fine). And I suppose he is non-linear b/c he can see something and understand the big picture and make observations about things others overlook. But he's also linear, I think...
As for me, I always hated lectures because they went too slow for me. I'd much rather read the book. I'd usually take notes as a way to force myself to listen, or I'd doodle, or play word games on my paper. Interestingly, recently (in the last few years), I am able to sit through lectures and enjoy them. Maybe that's because in school, I had all these other things I liked to do, and now I am so grateful to be OUT that I'll sit through anything?
