Chris MartinApr 30, 2017

Finally starting to notice this striking inverse correlation between
- whether something is confusing
- whether you've read a book about it

This "google things as you need them" habit, I think, It's actually pretty bad

Somehow I taught myself this helplessness. Struggle over years. Feel like I'll never get it.

Have you read a book about it?

Well, no

Show threadNate Cull (.social)
@chris_martin Lord love the Wikipedia maths page editors, but they do NOT have a clue how to TEACH maths concepts.
Apr 30, 2017 at 11:54pmWeb
Show threadChris MartinMay 1, 2017
@natecull Math on Wikipedia seems like an impossible task. The encyclopedia concept is comprehensible self-contained articles. With the tree of learning for math and some other disciplines... I just don't know how you can ever decide what level any given math article should be written at.
Show threadGinBaby ❣May 1, 2017
@natecull @chris_martin that's why I always feel super ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED when I understand a Wikipedia math article. it means I now understand a lot of background stuff I didn't before. I'm climbing that fuckin tree, if it kills me. :P
Show threadNicholas BundyMay 1, 2017
@chris_martin @natecull the only hints I can discern at to what "level" something should be written at are the "English" and "Simple English" language options.