3Blue1Brown has a great video which frames this as a cultural problem that also exists in mathematics pedagogy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltLUadnCyi0 htt

3Blue1Brown has a great video which frames this as a cultural problem that also exists in mathematics pedagogy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltLUadnCyi0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltLUadnCyi0 Personally, I find a mix of all three approaches (programming, pen and paper, and "pure" mathematical structural thought) to be best.