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I really tried to analyze my thought process before/during/after seeing the problem, trying to solve it, and then seeing the solution. It seems to me that a lo
by phendrenad2 4y ago
I really tried to analyze my thought process before/during/after seeing the problem, trying to solve it, and then seeing the solution.
It seems to me that a lot of our thought process isn't under fully conscious control. We're pattern-matching machines, and math and logic don't come naturally to us. To apply math or logic, you have to train your brain to look at a problem without any shortcuts. Even then, you sometimes need to look at a problem from another angle. For instance, I think that people who read this problem out loud, slowly, may spot the trick more easily than those who just try to reason about it silently in their minds.
- smitty1e 4y agoThe problem for me was the difference between a constant and a variable. "Costs a dollar more" is not saying that the bat cost $1 as a constant. This was a variable, relative price compared to the ball. Failure to understand the mutability--or lack thereof--of the symbols in the system is a source of deep woe.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoIMHO, the point is you need to carefully read and analyse the question. Don't let your "fast brain" trick you.