The OP[0] in r/math provides good description of the video: "This video is Gowers showing us that the false starts and silly mistakes we normal people make whe

The OP[0] in r/math provides good description of the video: "This video is Gowers showing us that the false starts and silly mistakes we normal people make when first attempting a problem do not disappear at his "level". Watching his fumbles and frustrations might provide discouraged older students with some much-needed perspective on being "gifted", while watching him think out-loud might help unsure younger students learn what it means to "attack" a problem. Gowers fails to solve the problem in this video. He tries again a few hours later and succeeds in this second video[1], but then tries and fails to find an "elegant" proof. The next morning, he wakes with an idea and figures out an elegant proof in a third video[2]." [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/mwxkso/timothy_gowers_records_his_attempt_to_solve_a/ https://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/mwxkso/timothy_gowers... [1] https://youtu.be/frvBdaqLgLo https://youtu.be/frvBdaqLgLo [2] https://youtu.be/m8R9rVb0M5o https://youtu.be/m8R9rVb0M5o