To those of you who have learned from math textbooks: If you could go back in time, what do you wish you could tell your younger self about how to read them more effectively?
"I was never a great reader; even now I have difficulty reading mathematics." ~ Peter Lax
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"It is always the case, with mathematics, that a little direct experience of thinking things over on your own can provide a much deeper understanding than merely reading about them." ~ Roger Penrose
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"I have never read much mathematical literature. I operated mostly by looking at certain papers to see what various people were up to, and to see what I could understand, and then to build on this in my way." ~ Atle Selberg
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