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Learning for the sake of learning is vastly less impactful than learning for the sake of accomplishing something. As I've gotten older, the scale of the persona
by aappleby 3y ago
Learning for the sake of learning is vastly less impactful than learning for the sake of accomplishing something. As I've gotten older, the scale of the personal projects I've been willing to take on has grown exponentially, and my ability to absorb new knowledge to support those projects has grown as well.
- EternalCarnage 3y agoLearning with examples is crucial. Personally, I find it easier to grasp mathematical concepts when I encounter them in various real-life scenarios. Similarly, understanding the rationale behind the introduction of a specific concept or definition in a field helps me comprehend it better. To me, mathematics is a carefully crafted compilation of concepts devised to provide precise descriptions (like cross product, dot product, determinants, derivatives) or simplify and generalize ideas (such as linear maps, wedge product). In essence, mathematicians create these tools and then analyze them to uncover similarities and patterns. Would math "exist", if there were no "sensory inputs" at all?