What are you doing when you’ve been self-studying linear algebra? Reading textbooks? Finding a textbook with a good collection of exercises (a good mix of diff

What are you doing when you’ve been self-studying linear algebra? Reading textbooks? Finding a textbook with a good collection of exercises (a good mix of difficulty ranging from trivial to requiring serious contemplation) is probably the best way to get immersed. Buy yourself a white/blackboard if you like. I know I’ve spent hours sitting (or standing) trying to find proofs or counterexamples to various little statements, and the time passes in much the way you describe. If I’m honest, though, I think programming is quite possibly uniquely magical in that respect. I love mathematics and have spent years of my life studying it (often of my own accord), but I’m not sure I’ve ever quite recreated the same sense of flow I used to get when working on programming projects as a teenager. The only thing that comes close is music production.