You say this, but I personally tried many approaches to math, and historical approach is the only one that seems to keep my attention. It feels much more like a

You say this, but I personally tried many approaches to math, and historical approach is the only one that seems to keep my attention. It feels much more like an adventure in time, space and mind like this. Currently looking forward to Liber Abaci sometime in 2019. It definitely is a roundabout and non-pragmatic way, I agree, but I find it rewarding enough to keep me going. Unrelated, I think children's math education could benefit a lot from this kind of approach.