I remember at first year of university being presented with a bunch of “simple” problems early on, such as the Collatz conjecture. I remember wanting to spend

I remember at first year of university being presented with a bunch of “simple” problems early on, such as the Collatz conjecture. I remember wanting to spend time trying to explore what a solution might look like, because such simply formulated problems must have equally simple solutions. Maturing and getting a better understanding of my intellectual capacity, I have opted to solve practical problems with a much bigger chance of success and absolutely no groundbreaking qualities. But I liked being taken serious from the start, and I think it’s important to try and solve hard problems before you grow stuck in the real world.