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A physical illustration of this point: I read a book about bodyweight exercise about a year ago. One section of the book was about stretching. One piece of advi
by croissants 6y ago
A physical illustration of this point: I read a book about bodyweight exercise about a year ago. One section of the book was about stretching. One piece of advice on stretching was "go until you're slightly uncomfortable, and then try to relax". Don't go until it hurts and you need to summon reservoirs of willpower to grit it out -- go until it's a little tough, and slowly let yourself see that it isn't that tough. Over time, the point at which it becomes tough changes. I've found this to be pretty useful applied to new experiences in general.
- rramadass 6y agoVery true; this is key to almost everything new we try to learn. I came across a variation of this advice in the book Mathematicians Delight by W.W.Sawyer a long time ago. He said something like; when trying to learn new mathematical ideas/concepts always start with a book 80% of which is already known and 20% is what is new. That way you bolster your confidence with the refresher and have to struggle with only a few concepts at a time. Your motivation and energy can be used optimally. If you think about it, this makes eminent sense. This is the reason i really dislike the "bro/competitive" time-based approach to learning and am a great fan of each person learning at their own pace and only competing with their past selves.