I believe most people who underperform in math had bored and uninspired teachers in their education. I found a joy with math only by accidentally reading biogr

I believe most people who underperform in math had bored and uninspired teachers in their education. I found a joy with math only by accidentally reading biography of Newton, Godel Escher Bach, a book about Cantor, and a compendium of math papers for educators. Then I could see all my reasons for avoiding math were excuses for poor insight to the beauty and interrelatedness of mathematics. You do the work for intimate understanding for each move. If I could learn mathematics like learning sports (simple ideas worked into muscle memory) I would appreciate the result, and you can keep the abstract problems. I’d rather solve real problems.