I mean, I guess so. Personally, I think the academic setting is just not the place for me to learn math.
When people see that you don't understand something, they think the solution is to single you out and explain more and more. But when I don't understand things, especially in math, I really need people to get away from me and let me think. I have to spend a lot of time with the material before it sticks; a 20-second explanation from a well-meaning classmate is just going to go in one ear and out the other.
Fortunately, now that I'm in college, I have the option to just skip class entirely and teach myself. It still takes a long time, but at least I'm certain I'm learning and not just wasting time pretending to be a normal student. =/
I mean, it seems ridiculous on its face, but as an introvert I think it makes a lot of sense. The less of yourself you share with other people, the less of you they see. They only get glimpses, small fragments of the mosaic that is your personality.
And naturally, they assume whatever fragment they receive is the whole picture. They see a moment of hostility and assume you're cruel, or they see a moment of joy and assume your life is perfect.
Really, everyone- introvert, extrovert, and everything in between- is misunderstood in some way by most of the people they know. It takes a lot of time and effort to REALLY get to know someone; that kind of relationship is rare.
What. ._.
Double what. ._.
...Actually, no; I understand. It's just not possible.
I really can't conceive of taking time out to become 'fit', when I have so many things I actually want to do that currently aren't receiving my time...I'm content with the little exercise I get walking everywhere and lifting boxes at work; I don't think any more is required of me...
On a darker note, creating a new goal like that just sounds like opening up another area of my life in which I can disappoint myself.