Many fascinating reply threads! “How to actually do math” is taboo for some reason; there’s almost nothing written about it. You have to get the secret oral transmission. Can we use the interwebs to break that code of silence?https://twitter.com/Meaningness/status/1190039312794079234 …
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Here’s Albert Einstein’s brief explanation of his mathematical thinking (the only thing he ever said about this, afaik)pic.twitter.com/LeLiBYBXiK
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I manage software architecture / large codebases as ghostly shapes (representing major components) that interact kinesthetically, too. Sections of code have textures like fabric, or like topography. Smells and flavors, good and bad.https://twitter.com/Meaningness/status/1190318283146158080 …
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This peculiar unnamed sense seems central in tantric Buddhist practices too: (1/3)
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@joogipupu describes the feeling of math as like that of working with the “subtle body” in which “energies” (rLung) move through a network of “channels” (rTsa), carrying with them “corpuscles” (thigle)https://twitter.com/joogipupu/status/1190045312645132289?s=20 …Show this thread -
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@postreptilian asks about “yidam,” the practice of experiencing oneself in the form of a specific enlightened being, which does seem quite similar to me (except enlightenment, not algebra, so not EXACTLY the same…) 3/3https://twitter.com/postreptilian/status/1190149590953021440?s=20 …Show this thread
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https://mathoverflow.net/questions/38639/thinking-and-explaining … This is a great math overflow question with lits of great answers
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There're sporadic posts on MathOverflow about how to do math:https://mathoverflow.net/questions/344379/how-can-i-improve-my-mathematical-creativity …
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