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Ep 1. Math and the Myth of Ability with John Mighton
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The Paradox of Deliberate Practice
When I graduated from university, I also got the lowest mark in my creative writing class and almost failed calculus at university the first time. It was a complete change in my life knowing that I could actually, there was something I could do to develop a skill in an area. Until then I had no idea. And it's a terrible thing that people don't know that. So when you're saying the kids who'd compare themselves, the other kids, I did that all the time. The kids who'd write mass competitions and I wouldn't work very hard because I was afraid of hitting my limits. I just I was waiting for the gift to kick in.
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