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0 pointsnyrikki1y ago0 comments

Depends on how much of the work you do yourself.

Math is like skiing or playing the guitar, you don't get better by watching others do it.

Personally I find videos useful to augment books, but rarely a substitute for them. But I am bad about pausing, ruminating and practicing, you may be more successful than I.

But practice is required IMHO.

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xanderlewis1y ago

Well... there are some things one can get better at by watching — chess, for example. However, of course, you're right: in mathematics (and probably chess?) 90% of the learning has to be done yourself.

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0 pointsnyrikki1y ago0 comments

Depends on how much of the work you do yourself.

Math is like skiing or playing the guitar, you don't get better by watching others do it.

Personally I find videos useful to augment books, but rarely a substitute for them. But I am bad about pausing, ruminating and practicing, you may be more successful than I.

But practice is required IMHO.

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xanderlewis1y ago

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