A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
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“Befuddlement is a healthy part of the learning process. When students approach a problem and don’t know how to do it, they’ll often decide they’re no good at the subject. Brighter students, in particular, can have difficulty in this way—their breezing through high school leaves them no reason to think that being confused is normal and necessary. But the learning process is all about working your way out of confusion. Articulating your question is 80 percent of the battle. By the time you’ve figured out what’s confusing, you’re likely to have answered the question yourself!”
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A good rule of thumb, when you are first learning new concepts, is not to let things go untouched for longer than a day.