I studied applied mathematics but I have to admit number theory has always been, and probably always will be, a total mystery to me. My whole intuition is tied

I studied applied mathematics but I have to admit number theory has always been, and probably always will be, a total mystery to me. My whole intuition is tied to dynamics and computability, and this is just absolutely alien. I’m probably more in awe of number theorists than the average person because whereas they group them with mysterious ‘mathematicians’ (with all their attendant mystique and implied genius) I’ve actually “been there, [tried] to do that” and failed, and that marks it out as an almost insurmountable peak.