JayS@kureshii_·Feb 11, 2021Confusion is a sign of learning. If you’re not feeling confused, or anything less than crystal clear on an idea, you are learning something about it, however slowly. https://twitter.com/DaltonDEmery/status/1359634388842147842…This Tweet is unavailable.3211
JayS@kureshii_·Feb 11, 2021When the feeling of confusion goes away, you have learned something. But not necessarily everything! Expect more confusion to come. If you’re not being semi-regularly confused or surprised, you are probably cognitively bored.15
JayS@kureshii_·Feb 11, 2021I really like this Quora answer: https://quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-understand-advanced-mathematics-Does-it-feel-analogous-to-having-mastery-of-another-language-like-in-programming-or-linguistics/answers/873950… Once you feel like you have a deep understanding of something, it's time to move on!quora.comWhat is it like to understand advanced mathematics? Does it feel analogous to having mastery of...Anonymous answer: * You can answer many seemingly difficult questions quickly. But you are not very impressed by what can look like magic, because you know the trick. The trick is that your brain can...4
QC (in Berlin 7/29-??? w/ COVID )@QiaochuYuanReplying to @DaltonDEmery and @kureshii_this seems quite accurate. i never personally learned how to work "comfortably and productively in a state of confusion" tho 😅11:38 PM · Mar 10, 2021·Twitter Web App2 Likes