Mathematician's Quest for Understanding

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Math is for the most part an internal process, says David Bessis

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Mathematica: A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity is a book about the inner experience of humans.

Author David Bessis says math is a dialogue between reason and instinct, like yoga or martial arts.

He says mathematicians are constantly doing math, and that you're capable of expanding your abilities.

John Sutter : Math is not innate, but rather a process.

Math is a journey, not just understanding things but understanding things in a very childish way, Sutter says.

He says it's not just about understanding things, but about understanding them in a way that is pure pure pure, clear.

When I look at my own life, and the way I managed to overcome personal challenges, I realize that my ability to think in a mathematical way helped. From an emotional standpoint, we all need math..

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