Remembering what it feels like to be a student

I have started a new role this week in health informatics. I am hoping to learn new knowledge, fine tune my IT skills and learn alot more about the organisation in which I work. Whilst I knew the new role would be challenging, I have been quite surprised at how out of my depth I have felt. I feel quite useless and don't enjoy not being able to quickly solve problems. It is taking me a long time (in my eyes) to get my head around all the different systems, spreadsheets and jobs.
It has made me reflect on how our students must feel when they start a new course. Some of the students come from high level positions where they are used to being in charge and I think this may make the transition to student even harder.
Whist it is only my first week, I have to learn to sit in this new role and appreciate that I won't always know what to do, that feeling like I know nothing is part of learning and that having to ask for help often is OK - its what I tell my students but somehow it is much harder to  swallow when you are this side of the lesson.
All up it has been a positive yet sobering experince so far to be back in what feels like a student position and I will remember this feeling when I return to my Midwifery education position to help me improve my teaching. I think it is humbling to swap positions every once in a while to appreciate another point of view. How have you handled this situation. What lessons did you learn?