From childhood, I’ve needed to understand the abstract principles first, so I can organize the specifics in my mind. When teaching, I have to remind myself that this is unusual, and insert examples early.https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1096092737290391552 …
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What I find is that before I can learn something complicated from the ground up, I need to have properly-calibrated feelings about it. The subject needs to have some kind of emotional landscape or narrative into which all the facts fit in a memorable way.
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Going through examples and semi-vague generalities first (or, at least, along the way) is a way to make this happen.
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One day you'll all come to me for abstract lessons.
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