it's just that they weren't up to the level of an actual mathematician. I guess what I am doing and learning is really elementary. But I like to think my point

it's just that they weren't up to the level of an actual mathematician. I guess what I am doing and learning is really elementary. But I like to think my point about having foundational knowledge and the willingness to practice everyday still stand. I know what I am doing and learning isn't what mathematican really do day to day. They make up new stuff, prove things, and solve problems in creative ways. I just commit to memory or practice steps on how to solve exercise sets, although the way I do is way smarter and time efficient than what people do when I was in high school. I don't know if all that practice will eventually pay off in some way, but I know that I just really hate forgetting stuff that I learned in high school math class. ( Yes, I really do "incredibly boring" math homework everyday despite finishing high school three years ago)