You Are NOT Dumb, You Just Lack the Prerequisites
I always thought I was too dumb to understand math. During my school years, it was evident to me that for some kids math was easy, and for others like myself: painfully difficult.
Aug 19, 2024 / Read time: 1 min I always thought I was too “dumb” to understand math. During my school years, it was evident to me that for some kids math was easy, and for others like myself: painfully difficult. This belief shadowed me for years, a constant reminder that while believe I am smart… I’m not THAT smart. Recently, after 150 days immersed in learning math, I had a stark realization. The struggle wasn’t because I wasn’t capable, but rather, I was simply missing a shit-ton of pre-requisite knowledge. It’s like trying to defeat a Elden Ring boss… at level 1. It’s like walking…
saved by
- Asma Lamgh
- Linda
- Aryan Naik
- Anosha Rahim
- Jianmin Chen
- Trevor Trinh
- Ashwin Sreevatsa
- Habiba Tariq
- Christian Levan
- Akira Yoshiyama
- Benjamin Grierson
- alana goyal
related reading
- How To Understand Thingsnabeelqu.substack.com
- How To Understand Things - Nabeel S. Qureshinabeelqu.substack.com
- How To Understand Things — Nabeel S. Qureshinabeelqu.co
- How To Become a Mathematical Geniusbutthistime.com
- Willingness to look stupiddanluu.com
- Work hard | What's newterrytao.wordpress.com
- Your Mathematical Potential Has a Limit, but it’s Likely Higher Than You Thinkjustinmath.com
- Is Scott Alexander bad at math? — LessWronglesswrong.com
- How To Understand Thingssubstack.com
- The Lottery of Fascinations | Slate Star Codexslatestarcodex.com
- The Parable Of The Talents — LessWronglesswrong.com
- How to seem good at everything: Stop doing stupid shit - Josh's Posterousweb.archive.org