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Appreciate your response to this. I guess it's tough to go back and try to pick things up and move forward from a particular point. I feel like getting a much m

• sn9 7y ago
  It absolutely wasn't my intent to discourage you! The way I think of it, we all likely have decades left in our career. Consistently spending a few hours per week studying mathematics or some other technical subject related to our goals will only take a few years to reach a non-trivial level and then you still get to enjoy decades of returns off that initial investment of time. How much more effectful will you be with a deep understanding of the fundamentals of your craft? How much more fulfilling will your work be when you have a top X percentile set of skills within your field or a unique combination of skills that give you unique insights or career leverage? And that doesn't even touch on the aesthetic beauty of the subject matter itself! How will it affect the way you view and understand the world around you? Remember the lessons of compound interest: a small increase of investment consistently made early on will likely have outsized effects down the line.