The Dark Truth Behind Genius Minds: What It Really Takes to Learn Anything
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Becoming an expert in any field has some dark truths that come with it. In this video I highlight four of these and give advice that you can follow to become better. Do you have any advice? If so, please leave a comment below.
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"If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn't call it genius. " ― Michelangelo Buonarroti
Love that:)
Exactly 👍
In some cases
Hell of true
32 years ago, I decided to study English. My English level was a joke, but 32 years later not too bad because I didn't quit. In 2021, I decided to study JavaScript. It's hard, but I have never skipped studying even a day. I'd say I'm kinda addicted to it because it's fun to learn. I like your videos because you have huge passion for math. It is fantastic. Thank you.
That's nice to hear you never quit. It must be nice to be able to do this. I have absolutely no idea of the feeling. I guess it goes with the territory of your country. Either you're freaks of nature in the most genius way or you're flinging yourselves out of buildings. I don't know.
I've studied Japan for many, many, many decades (I'm absolutely assuming because of your name). A lot of changed and some has not for y'all. But, always wonder of the ones who "never quit".
I wonder if you've ever had to personally drive yourself several hours round trip to school, while having a job that sent you also 100's of miles around your state doing jobs all while maintaining a semblance of a life and keeping up with the few friends you can who understand. Or, having to pay for room and board, food, utilities, fuel, animals, etc reaching into a minimum of $1000s of dollars while keeping a part time that really doesn't begin to cover for my expenses going into debt as I try and maintain some semblance of studying and looking for my career job with the resume I have and keep trying to build and never quit. Honestly you have to quit at times and restart again or you will drown under US society as you're expected to meet everything but set up to fail it all. Well, some people. You somehow have maintained a life where you can study everyday. It's just so foreign to me. True hardship must be foreign to you, and if you say it isn't, sorry but I would laugh in an incredibly cynical way. Hmmmm. *edit* Excuses, not hardships. I shouldn't make excuses. *edit*
I wonder if I had been born Japanese, been able to get to school by walking or by public transport (time to study or get ready for the day which you can't do driving yourself), being surrounded by resources to learn or study in the type of schooling y'all have. I don't know. I'd probably be the one flinging myself out of a window. My soul and mind is too stubborn and free willed to be stuck in a box like that. You have to be stubborn not to blow your brains out here. Who knows. *edit* Again just veiled excuses. *edit* I'm genuinely happy for your success. I'm sorry for being so morbid and macabre. Have a great rest of your day and keep studying! Haha though, like I have to tell you that. :)
JS is lit! I started programming in around 2020-2021 too!
@@TechnicolorMammoth I don't have to sit and read books to study tho. I can watch "Midnight Cowboy" or something to pick up some vocab. Enjoy and learn. That's the way to learn things for me.
@@amukh1_dev274 I'm not good at making web pages or something, but I make browser games to learn how to code.
@@Bullet-with-Shawn this makes complete sense. I'm so harsh on myself. In my mind it's pencil to paper. That's studying. When, yeah, it's watching something in a language I'm learning, practicing an art form from a culture I want to build from. I'm sorry I was so negative. I guess I need to give credit to myself that I do study everyday. In a way I try to learn something new, especially in the things I want to learn. It's not pen to paper but maybe reading a few more pages on something or watching something or just like you said. Enjoying something about what I'm learning. You are completely correct. I'm honestly so sorry for my negativity. It was uncalled for. I appreciate your response. Thank you.
Newton used to work super, super hard, until he had a deep understanding of what he was doing with mathematics and genuinely loved it. To fall in love with it like history’s greatest mathematicians will make the hard work easier, but it will still be hard af. Also I heard that the first time Newton sat down and started trying to read Descarte’s La Geometrie, he started working through the first proof in the book, and he just kept going and kept going until he had to give up and go sleep. He actually couldn’t complete it and failed to understand it the first time he tried to read the first proof in that book. Next time he sat down to study he worked through the proof he managed to understand it. Just to be clear that even super genius has to work really hard to become great, and a reminder to not have too high, unrealistic expectations of success in mathematics and understanding quickly. There will always be stuff you can’t understand and deep understanding takes time, and all of history’s greatest mathematicians had great struggles and pains and came through them with deep understanding and more love of mathematics.
Is it carl sagan in your dp ?
@@Closer-s5h my own drawing of him. 🙂
incredible! i think it helps a lot to read about the lives of great geniuses and humanize them, seeing that anyone, with fear and effort, would reach the same
I thought your text was amazing. I would just like to add one more genius: Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein published his theory of relativity in 1906, but he couldn't fit gravity into that theory. it was only in 1916 that he was able to understand and formulate the calculations that fitted gravity to his theory of relativity. 10 years, Albert Einstein took a whole decade to complete his theory. and most people think that he woke up some other day and just had the complete idea of the theory of relativity. Behind every genius are countless hours of pure work.
Thankyou this was very motivational
I found that friends of mine who received this kind of guidance and were helped with the discipline at a young age are the ones who achieved the most in their lives. As a parent, this is what I am trying to do, because my child is way smarter, and I mean waaaaaay smarter than I am, but in this society, it is too easy to throw all that away.
I hope he achieves his full potential. Yes, it is true, kids who recive such guidance and inspiration will have an edge. Also don't push the kid too hard, not that I am interfering, but sometimes parents might overdo things. Have a great life and I hope your kid achieves greatness.
It is sad when I hear someone define themself by their job or if lucky career. Discipline is good in moderation, but don't let it become your master. Find a goal and have the discipline to achive it. Then keep the ability to enjoy your achievement.
If your child is smart, don’t push her or he. Just make them trust in themselves and cultivate their curiosity. Don’t make them think they’re only worthy because of perfection or due to their goals, or else they’ll fall sooner or later in a deep self destructive behaviour. Just like Newton’s third law of motion, if you push them too much they’ll answer in an opposite way. Read about Feynmanns bio, that’s how you raise a gifted kid. I wish my parents had read it at least once, now I gotta forget every toxic thought they implanted on me: I was studying physics but due to this perfectionism I dropped out, 4 years later I’m getting back to science but this time with math. I do have discipline and advanced organization skills, but that means nothing when you have emotional issues. So, please, just let that child be.
@@Number6_ To be clear, discipline in this case means the habit of taking the steps necessary to achieve something, or the mental tenacity to insist upon a pre-defined and desired path in life. It isn't so much the goal of attaining a job or having a career as it is about achieving a level of activity and a degree of freedom that allows a person to experience and enjoy life to its fullest potential. Those people I know who have achieved high levels in a fruitful career actually don't spend that much time working... mostly they enjoy the plentiful rewards of time well spent.
@@FourthMatrix agreed as that is what I said.
I sacrificed years and years of my life to become a Clinical Scientist. I went an entire year without a day off as I worked in Autopsy on the weekends.
I continue to seek higher certifications all while being a mom. I went on 4-5 hours of sleep. I never felt more alive!!!
I had an amazing career and just retired. And being on this end of life feels pretty darn good.
I see all these kids struggle and I just think that hard manuel labor is good for the soul.
This chapter has been really great and surprising. Glad I never have to run the gauntlet like I did.😊
Good luck to the younger generations.
Good job ma'am. You kinda remind me of my mother
Hard manual labor is slowly killing me! If I’m lucky enough to find work ! And the only thing killing me faster than my occupation is the lack of an occupation. Im screwed either way
@@JohnSmith-dt2yb
Wherever you’re at, Mr. Smith, your local jail is probably hiring. If you like people and aren’t judgmental, you may enjoy it. There’s a lot of overtime. It’s scary…at first. It’s more recession proof than Trucking ☺️
I speak from experience
Wow. 23 year old here and reading this comment motivated me. I would like to find something that makes me feel alive. I would like to feel the same way about a path.. I really respect your mindset towards it and is something I'd like to emulate. Every job I've had, with the exception of rideshare, I've left. Jobs that I know I'm eventually going to leave. I would like to find something where its like "wow, i never want to leave this occupation". Thank you.
@@JohnSmith-dt2ybeverything is slowly killing you. That’s just life.
I had bad teachers in school. Really bad teachers, i dont want to go deeper to this. I was good in maths till 15 years old. After that i stopped being interested in mathematics till my 29. i became a mathematical analphabet. Started selfstudying mathematics before 4 Months and the results are amazing. Doing my second math book on my own from harold r jacobs geometry. Also doing 1 hour a day mathematics multidimensional analysis. I want to study computer science and i also want to study physics on my own. Again, i was a mathematical analphabet. Everything is possible for him who will
I’d like to be an NBA pro but I’m only 4’11 “ .
#4, Sacrifices: not the most important, but the most memorable.
It was 1983 during my Junior year in Physics @ UC Santa Cruz. I skipped seeing Los Lobos open for The Clash with my housemates so I could study for and Electromagnetism exam. I did well enough to graduate and go on to Graduate School, and most of my career has involved RF/microwave stuff (which has been great!).
"Douglas, we have a ticket for you!"
".... I can't go, Mark. You can sell it there. Have a blast!"
That is a smart trade off and I hope you enjoy your physics path lot. That is impressive to path that notorious class.
Would you recommend studying physics? I‘m currently debating studying physics or electrical engineering. I enjoy both but I‘m not sure about to possible career choices you have as a physics major. I love learning about particle physics, engineering and maths but I‘m not sure if I want to pursue it for a living.
@@guntera3845 Major in engineering first and get physics later. In the career perspectives. Master calculus and differential equations first for that than take physics along with it.
@@guntera3845 Since you are interested in both Particle Physics and Electrical Engineering, research "Accelerator Phyics" as an opotion. The Phyisics and Engineering of a particle accelerator is on par with that of particle physics: high-power RF, superconducting magnets, high-vacuum, detectors, high-speed electronics, signal processing, data analysis, etc.
A Physics Degree exposes you to the fundamental phenomena upon which Engineering is based, so you get a great breadth of knowledge. Take the Upper Division lab electives to learn some hands-on stuff.
An Engineering Degree is more well-defined and specialized: employers know (or think they know) what Engineers do, but Physics can be more vague in their minds. Physics needs more of a "sales pitch"; employers are more open-minded these days.
As a grad student i struggle so much with feeling inferior to my peers and feeling lost in the endless sea of mathematics, sometimes it's quite scary to think about how no matter how much I've already studied it all pales in comparison to how much is left, it's easy to fall into despair and feel a sense of futility when confronted with such vast breadth of knowledge and people much more talented than yourself, however i always remind myself that it's ok not to be the best and not knowing everything, the reason why i study mathematics is because i love its beauty and the satisfaction i feel after understanding something difficult, so long as you look inward to what makes you love your field of study instead of looking outward to compare yourself to others you won't lose track of your motivation. Math is hard and challenging, but it's beauty is worth the hardship.
Yes this is a really good mindset to have, especially as a graduate student. Honestly being a graduate student in math is harder than any job I can imagine. The amount of work required is intense. Good luck and keep up the positive attitude my friend:)
@@TheMathSorcerer thank you for the kind words. I'm a great fan of your videos!
The anterior Cingular cortex has you over whelmed.
Use the amygdaloid complex to cut out some of the unnecessary thinking.
If you’re ever feeling intimidated about your knowledge base as compared to your math peers, you could always make yourself feel better by spending a few minutes on TikTok 😂
Stop giving power to things with absolutely no power whatsoever.....!!
The greatest advice is to not always rely on others for the final answer. It's the same as knowing but letting others think they have the answer. Always verify for yourself and you'll be in the habit of always wanting to know. Seeking knowledge is what opens your eyes to what you do not know. The first stage of a genius
One sentence in your statement is how a person can get around someone's pride and ego to teach them.
Sometimes it's the only way.
Never met a professor that used that form of teaching method.
Why ? Because their know it all pride and ego prevented them.
Sorry, the sigma will give you a rough time. End up hammering on professors with that attitude.
😊
Well yeah because if you are actually smart then you’re an outlier which means most people you will ever meet will not be able to relate to you on that level so why listen to them regarding your potential?
insane practice is one of my favorite things in math, that some people seem to not really get. math is a really odd subject, in that you can't just open a book and memorize stuff. you have to work really hard, for a really long time, until you really get to *know* the material over time very closely. In my mind it's much like getting to know a real person- you can't just read someone's profile description and claim you know them. relationships are something that must happen over a long time spent together. the connection we form with math is exactly the same. it always feels weird to talk about mathematics like that, but that's really how it is for me. after cracking your head for months (or more) against the same subject, slowly getting to know every corner and detail, you can't help but gain a weirdly intimate understanding of it. it's not something you can skip or transfer to anyone else, it's something you have to experience if you wanna understand it. that's what I find so beautiful about mathematics and I have infinite respect towards people who can spend their whole lives mastering one specific corner of their fields of study like that.
Beautifully said! I never thought about it that way. What really got me into mathematics was that, in a world where truth is often subjective, or nowhere to be found, mathematics offers the truth (based on a few postulates of course).
@@paul5324 now it's time to argue about those postulates :p very much agreed though, it's surprising how it can be so rigid and so creative at the same time
@@paul5324 Amen.
That's the thing. Deeping into subjects, at least in the way, they propose you at Uni doesn't make you like them more. Pretty oppositte. It's like going on a date with a beautiful girl, but after few meetings you understand, that she is cruel, impolite, rude e.t.c And after all you just switch to someone lese, OR if you are in crazy love, you stay with her, but in this way you rather deserve a pity, than a glory. Pretty love math, though. Like the feeling that I actually get something, not just "surviving" on the exams. Screw them.
I really like your comment it gives me the courage to learn maths even if I'll take time to grasp the subject
I’m a senior math major, but one of my favorite comments from a (philosophy) professor was something along the lines of, “Learning is a very painful process.” That’s not to say that it’s misery; it’s ultimately beautiful and rewarding. However, like physical exercise, it’s a strenuous process.
2019 I started studying pre-calc around December. Now, I’m taking abstract algebra and approaching the end. Never thought I’d say this, but it does get easier. But then it gets harder
It's not the self starting, or discipline when I'm going or making the sacrifices when I need to and then still having a life. It's the burn out. That's part of the balance I know, but I repeatedly burn out, and then spend the same amount of time I had spent learning before to get myself back in the position to begin learning again.
I have now spent several decade in the vicious loop of cresting one hill I conquered into the next valley I created from the previous hill. Over, and over, and over. This has caused me to lose jobs, fade out of university, fail to convert my resume into a career. I am sick of falling harder than I climbed.
Thank you, @TheMathSorcerer. Sometimes what you say builds me up with confidence and other times it crushes me with reality, but you are a great resource for a long time self learner. I try not to read your comments. Seeing others successes doesn't inspire me, it just reminds me of my shortcomings and failures. It is fuel to my fire in a way.
I am in that phase at the moment. I am learning math, stats and programming. When I started the journey an year ago, it looked very challenging, and there were moments when I nearly dropped out. But somehow, thanks to my passion, I persisted. Today, after intense sessions of learning spanning over 12 hours a day, I have reached somewhere, although it is still a long way to go. Thanks, dear, for your words of encouragment and motivation. They will keep me going.
do you have a job ? 12 hours everyday for 1 year is way more demanding than it sounds
A technique I learned while studying algebra is to prove the concepts.
Break down concepts and formulas into variable data sets and describe the relationships between the data sets.
Doing this teaches you the WHY behind the concepts instead of just the HOW.
HOW, is memorizing how to do a formula or concept.
WHY, is understanding how formulas and concepts work on the data sets involved and the relationships formed between them.
Many textbooks fall flat on WHY and resort to HOW.
Fortunately, you can discover WHY by reverse engineering HOW.
There's this really good quote by David Goggins - "A lot of dreams die during suffering."
I try to remember this quote every time I self doubt.
MANY DREAMS DIE WHILE SUFFERING.
-David Goggins.
It would be nice to be talking more about the "falling in love with the process" thing. The psychology of it is definitely interesting.
I don't think there is much to say about it: you know whether you love it or not. It's like asking someone to explain why they find plant life interesting. They just...do.
You don't work and learn to achieve something, you do it because the process itself of learning and understanding give you pleasure
because it’s exciting, it’s fun, a challenge, i’m always competing with yself to see if i can learn faster or figure something new out
I call it "learning to love what you do".
@@geometerfpv2804 I partially agree with you. What I don't agree on is that many times we don't fall in love with the process even if we would need to, so what I'm asking to explore as a topic is this: how to make yourself fall in love with the process of learning something that initially does not spark interest or strong passion
To learn anything worthwhile (a powerful skill like reading or writing), you must unlearn anything that holds you back. That is to say, you have to relinquish your resistance to learning, which is a frustrating inner emotional experience. Self-inquiry is necessary to undo the awful, unpleasant emotions that arise when you focus on something. In other words, consciousness work is fundamental. The more awareness you have, the easier it is for you to see what holds you back with clarity.
This is helpful. This inspires me. I am studying pre-calculus at a Subway. It’s after my shift at a grocery store. It’s raining out. The pre-calc doesn’t make sense. I have been putting in effort everyday to understand. The comments have inspired me as well. It helps me visualize a better future learning new things.
Sometimes life gets in the way and it is OK. I did 19 hour days as a caretaker for my parents. Lost a lot of time in regards to learning but they were worth the sacrifice. Now, I picked up where I left off...keep going, don't quit
If someone believes leaning is hard, it will be. One of the most significant epiphanies I've ever had was when I realized that I had a negative association with learning. Once I cleared that block, learning became easy, fun, and an actual desire. I literally had to learn that learning is FUN, not hard. Once you realize that learning can be playful, provided you have a genuine curiosity about the subject, and know that with every failure you're one step closer to mastery, it all becomes a fun intellectual challenge that consumes you... because you're passionate about it.
There is truth in this...but also, it hurts, man. If you are doing really difficult stuff, it absolutely hurts. Math is my religion, I love it profoundly...but it beats the snot out of me. I am 5 years into the PhD in Riemannian geometry. Math is just such a colossal enterprise, and I am so tiny. It is not as simple as "be playful, then it becomes fun". That's true, but there are playful tasks, and there are really freakin' hard tasks. It's playful to learn proofs about how the curvature of curves in 3d space can tell whether the curve is tied in a knot (Fary-Milnor theorem). This feels playful to me, I do it for fun.
It is not playful to read research monographs on homotopy type theory. It feels like trying to read Chinese with no kind of translation resource: just observing things like letter-frequency patterns, and figuring it all out from scratch.
You can keep a good attitude towards it for sure...but it hurts. All the fun stuff has been done. To do original work, you have to get pretty messy.
Counter proposal, learning is just observing natures. You can take your time, or you can force it.
If you try to learn without developing intuition you will just forget it(time wasted), just learn to ask questions, and observe natural consequences.
7:34 According to me, one of biggest challenge to overcome these days for most of the youth is to replace over-thinking by actions because we think a lot about doing several things but actually do a little.
I got kind of half-introduced to self-study through Distance Education (DE), which I did for a year before going into undergraduate Engineering. With DE, you would get a textbook and Study Guide from which they added supplementary material, assigned homework, etc., and that was it. Not much different than just following the textbook, except they also assigned you a telephone tutor with whom you could check in every once in a while. It turned out that I didn't need much tutoring, so I just checked in mainly to let them know I was still at it. I was motivated and hungry to do well on the courses, and after about a year of that I ended up on the Dean's List and used my marks to get into Engineering. I actually found that to be a bit of a letdown compared to DE. In the first place, there was the commute to and from school, which could eat up as much of two hours of study time. Then there was the actual fact of having the book read to us by a teacher at the front of the class, which I'd been doing since kindergarten. So if the education system isn't effective enough to wean students off that after 12 years, then how effective is it in general? Is it just the babysitting service that some claim it is, some place to sent the kids while their parents are out working or just given some relief from domestic life? I'm not sure, but one thing DE taught me is that I can read a book just as well as the next person and I don't need someone to read it to me, thank you very much. Self-study as I see it is really the answer for a lot of people, and it gives them much more choice in the things they want to pursue. Mathematics to me is the greatest subject of all, and I want to pursue it more and more as my career develops in the direction I want it to go. I was first inspired to get into mathematics by Edward Thorp, the mathematician who graduated around 1958 from UCLA, then went to his first mathematician job at MIT where he worked with Claude Shannon (the Father of Information Theory who wrote what many feel is the greatest Master's Thesis in the world) on various casino gambling games, most notably Blackjack where he became so good that they effectively banned him from casinos everywhere. His response was to reveal his methods to the public through his book "Beat the Dealer", which many read and learned (and bought the book), so now casinos have a never-ending army of highly skilled, highly competitive Blackjack players instead of just one, and mainly self-taught I would think. You'll know how well you did by your winnings - just let the dealer be your exam proctor. Thorp then took his pursuits in a new direction, the stock market, where he applied his math to hedge fund management, and wrote about it in his paper "The Kelly Criterion in Blackjack, Sports Betting, and the Stock Market", which for anyone handy with Google, is out there probably in a number of places. Interestingly enough, even though his paper is out there for all to read, most people don't seem to be able to figure out how to apply it effectively to the problem. It reminds me of something he said in his book "A Man for All Markets", which was that when he started looking at the stock market as his next foray into applied mathematics, that he was "both surprised and encouraged by how little was known by so many". In any case, casinos and the stock market might be a good source of funding for aspiring mathematicians - especially the self-study kind. As for me, intraday trading using a Kelly Criterion-based position sizing strategy seems to be the way to a rewarding career in applied mathematics. I'm enjoying it very much and am currently studying the Kalman Filter as a means of implementing it. But in any case. I'm a big believer in self-study, and have been pretty much all my life. It's gotten me in trouble at times for being "too smart" for the authorities I was under - so be forewarned that some people out there would like nothing more than to make your life hell for being good at what you do, or at least better than them, but if you love being smart, this is the price you might just have to pay for being smart in the first place, and not hindered by lack of education in the second. Self-study lets you just read the book, do the questions, and learn the material. So do I believe in self-study? Absolutely. And there's never been a better time in the history of the world to do that. I would encourage anyone to consider it!
I think it's just question of being decided. I have always been a huge procrastinator for all my life, until i started college the past year. I said to myself "I wanna succeed and be top", from then until now i study on average 10 hours a day, it was incredibly hard at first for the sacrifices I had to make, but the rewards... are unimaginable
I began learning English on my own when I was around 13 years old. As a pianist, I studied classical music for the first three years in school. However, I was drawn to Jazz, Rock, and Pop, and I decided to learn these styles independently. The experience of discovery brings me great joy, which is why I often prefer to learn without a teacher. In addition, I taught myself to play the guitar. My education is a lifelong pursuit: I have a deep love for reading books on a range of subjects, from philosophy and history to programming. I don't require external motivation because I have developed my own discipline. I believe that anyone can achieve this with sufficient drive, focus, and motivation. 🎉
Make me wanna read Books on a range of subjects
The hardest part for me is balance. My ADHD is probably partly to blame, but I find myself having weeks where I do nothing and am constantly procrastinating, and then weeks where I do nothing but math, totally destroying everything else for the sake of it. It's difficult for me to relax, especially when I know I have a lot of work ahead of me... but I need to realize that time to relax isn't time wasted, it is crucial in recharging my energy for the next work or study session.
You may have a goal, but it also is nice to not put so much pressure on you. Learn to give up some times, and then return.
You described my ADHD perfectly.
Smoke
Yes, finding that balance between obsession and “Fun hobby.” My problem as well. If it’s not a source of enjoyment (but instead a source of stress) it ain’t worth it. I really like the quote “Anything that costs you your peace is too expensive.” There CAN be fun and peace intermixed with intellectual goals, but if a person can’t successfully combine the two then it’s not worth it.
@@bundydryandlime That ain't really a solution though, more of an escape. I do smoke, but I have to be wary around it cuz I'm prone to addiction.
Learning mathematics helped sharpen my mind. Having a genius tutor also leapfroged my mathematical progress and then all of the tutoring on UA-cam and on DVD's added greatly to my education and abilities.
Growing up in a college town with a 4 story library and having access to and owning computers also gave me a boost.
One problem that holds people back is the belief that if you have talent, it will be easy. People can take this to an extreme and avoid anything that takes effort and that they don't appear to be good at straight away. But it turns out that people who know that things take hard work and commit themselves to it end up achieving. This has been shown in Asian maths performance, for example, when compared to the western attitude regarding the need for talent. Unfortunately, other aspects of attitude layer on top of this to keep people down. This ends up with a contrast between fixed and growth mindsets, where the latter are the better learners.
There was a guy who studied math 19 hours a day and actually got a lot out of it; Paul Erdt or some name like that. With colloboration, the guy pumped out over a thousand papers.
He got a lot done. But there’s a lot of things he didn’t have because of that.
Seemed to fulfill him though…
Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdos.
yes, Paul Erdős one of the most productive mathematicians have ever seen.
He was on amphetamines, a true fkn G amongst normies 💊🧑🏫
Atliest he didnt regret it
Its more sad for those that actually regret it
It's very uncommon to be able to study higher math productively for more than, say, 5 hours a day. Keep in mind Erdos was also prescribed amphetamines. It was legal at that time.
Math sorcerer,your channel is unique and a gift from heaven for self- educating math students like me.Thank you so much for the continuous inspiration and motivation.
I've spent the last 5 years learning computer engineering/emulation and compiler design at a basic level. I am nowhere near a master of my field, but the amount of knowledge gained allows you to link together new concepts you learn with what you already know thus creating new ways of thinking of the subject in question.
I think the most challenging part of learning for me currently is sticking to my chosen field, as you can easily get distracted into focusing your learning into another field.
Enjoyed watching your video which brought out some powerful points. 👍
This advice should be mandatory for anyone going to college. The path is sacrifice and difficulties, but the reward, in the end, is worth every effort.
First video I’ve seen from this channel. I studied applied math in undergrad, and 10 years later I’m studying to be a CPA. I needed this speech today. Subbed. Thank you. 👋
It is very encouraging in whatever field you pursue your expertise.
Thank you, it was exactly what I needed to hear today.
I think that the thing keeping a lot people from achieving what they want-Education wise,but not limited to just education-is the fact that they blame external influences for their lack of,or inability,to do something for example, someone went to a terrible school, had bad teachers, or maybe even had some issues in their life, and because of that-said person-might think that there’s no point in trying because no matter what they do they’ll never achieve anything. So in concluding remarks don’t let anything, even yourself, put you off your journey.Good luck to everyone.
One way to find out if you're into a particularly subject or just doing it on a whim is to evaluate how dedicated you're willing to be in studying it and how much you actually enjoy it. I used to doubt that I even have the motivation to pursue computer programming until I not only realized how much fun it is to learn about it and solve complex problems with coding but have actually forgo playing video games for days just to do so.
I'm currently learning computer programming, and experienced the same thing! I have a passion for classical music, and give piano classes, but I recently figured that it's not what I want to do for a living. I started studying computer science 2 weeks ago, and there is not a single day that goes without me practicing! I don't even want to play games (one of my passions) anymore! I accidently found out about CS50, and now i'm in love with C language. It's like a whole new universe revealed itself to me.
It is a game to me. I love it. I love C but Python is my fav for now
I feel really lucky finding this channel . Thanks for the great advices as reflect a real path you followed . I am 50 . Learning is my way of living , surviving and enjoying this crazy world . Big hug !
The untold truth on the point that nobody discusses at alll!! Thank you soo much for portraying them.. I have started to work on my aptitude maths skills & it's already been a year as well as working on learning CALCULUS, Physics , Chemistry.. Trying to be much more better in learning vocabulary to implement those in my work or writings. Literally, I'm becoming adept in these day by day.. Trust me at that time my sacrifices become my inspiration!!🦋 That yes I'm proceeding like an impervious person to persue my dream 💕
I was so good at school with 10 grades until High School then I become so lazy by spending my time with video games but I readed philosophy and I was interested in history, when High School ended I started working with Graphic Design it's been 2 years (I'm not to proffesional) to be honest I hate this job and my parents are not that proud with me because they wanted from me to study medicine, chemistry or physics, I found this channel and its giving me hope in 2024 to start college of Physics I think it's to late for me but 'it is what it is' , I'm going to start learning again math and physics for one year then to join College. :) just to make my parents happy.
Definitely buy the calculus books and physics engineering. Physics college require calc and it calc based physics.
I’m really working hard to be one of the best music producers and this does get dark sometimes but not giving up in the quest to become genius. Thank you for these dark truths.
Your videos are really good. I am an high school passout and preparing for University mathematics and chemistry research, from your videos I started to study everyday and currently I am able to study at hours a day everyday straight. Thanks for this amazing content, I hope my knowledge will be helpful for humanity
I'm sure your video will be inspiring so many people. I was thinking in a way, one doesn't really learn geometry, one explores geometry. There are so many fields that are just endless. But with a little work we can scrap together a lot of tools.
Very true!
I graduated with my CS degree about a year ago, and have been unable to get a job in that field. So I've been studying and struggling, and it hasn't seemed to click. But your videos give me a lot of hope it'll work out eventually. You also got me back into wanting to learn mathematics again. I completed your proof in set theory course, a math proofs course and a discrete math course on Udemy in like a month and it has been so rewarding because unlike programming, for whatever reason that's all been clicking pretty fast. I'm relearning graph theory now, and I hope that the comparative "newness" of that field means I can get up to speed there more rapidly than if I focused on, say algebra or geometry. But please keep up these style of videos, to keep a long story short. And please consider doing more proof based Udemy courses.
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What an excellent video. To answer your question as to what the greater sacrifices are, I'd offer up the idea that letting go of our self-created image of what, or who we imagine we are is a big sacrifice. Sacrificing ones ego, so to speak, in order to overcome whatever challenges are in front of us is monumental and often unforeseeable. Typically, it means letting go of social groups, friends and various identifyers. It is always worth it. Make the change!
All you need is "patience" ...and you can learn anything..
I wish I had a math teacher like you. Great video.
This is such an inspiring and positive message. Thanks for the timely reminders about what it takes to self-improve while maintaining balance and good mental, emotional, and social health in life!
Self doubt almost kicked me off the road to learn javascript, determination kept me focused.
Bro you revived your channel with this video keep posting this type of content and you be relevant again
Full disclosure I'm graduating Medical School but my heart arcs towards physics and mathematics - As I master medicine I truly hope to find inspiration into a deeper understanding of maths and theoretical physics I'm gravitated to. Thanks for these vids... much appreciated!
I've been doing programming for 11 years, its time for me to branch out and I cant think of a better place than mathematics. It's the foundation for so many interesting fields like AI and games.
From one sorcerer to another; thank you for all you do to help others
It's true: it took me ten thousand hours to get reasonably good at math and five thousand hours to become reasonably fluent in Chinese. When I was young, many other interests intervened and they seemed more important to me. As you get older and when your career is no longer your priority, things get a lot easier. The most important thing at the end: Learning takes time! There is little progress in spending all day studying. It is much more important that you learn a little bit every day. It is also important to pick the inconspicuous flowers along the way: at some point later you will also need the things that you overlooked at the beginning.
How and why were you measuring the hours?
@@bundydryandlime I know my daily routines and make an estimate based on a sample.
@andreahoehmann1939 i am pleased to read your experience. my next language to learn is Mandarin. right now polishing german. fluent in french. would be great if we could connect
@@anonymousrequests3427 Sehr schön, dass ich mich mit Ihnen auch auf Deutsch verständigen kann, werden Sie nicht müde!
Dude knows so much he rarely even blinks LOL
I would say you covered how to learn, and be the best at something pretty well. Without being born with it, I would say the most difficult part of gaining an actual genius mind, is reprogramming, and opening those new pathways in your brain.
As I rely on self study, when ever I feel low during my competitive exam preparation, I watch sir videos, really motivate me to never give up.
You have become my favourite UA-camr by far
Self taught VR music video creator here and I can attest to everything said here. I'm not a genius but literally the more I learn the more I learn. I will make the best VR music videos on UA-cam!
By looks you doesn't seems serious person but your talks are intense, i like it.
Thanks sir.
Time management, consistency, exposure/commitment, high quality practice & attention.
alright, but why aren't you blinking?
Thank you Math Wiz. You always help.
You're my inspiration :) I want to get into machine learning , so maths is something I need to be extremely proficient in despite at the fact that I suck with it.
If you want to get into machine learning you need to understand logic of grammar, not so much math. Machines can learn math without you.
Learn python and batch, then try and make an ai. You will fail. Next make a pdf reader. After you do this, you can write machine learning
I might go to university in 2 years, and i'm already learning calculus on my own, i go to a school that is away from the city so the classes arent really good
I don't really want to become excellent at math thats not my primary goal, but there's so much to learn that i take it as a puzzle that i have to solve
Preparing for jee has been the hardest goal thing till now
Any tips.
Your words are a great motivation. I start today, we see us in a year to discuss the results.
I disagree with the self-learning/teaching being hard. It's the best. And it's real! Self-doubt, for me at least, will only make me more eager to achieve perfection. Also, you don't necessarily have to work really, really hard, you should work smart, and even be creative and come up with things that will build a bridge to make your path more efficient, quick, and better off, and of course, obsess and do work hard! Intelligence helps, but it's not a rule. You can work mindlessly and insanely, minimally if you have a crystal clear goal and a focus, but the best is to work with your internal powers and that working machine inside of you, as well as part consciously. It's really a balance to be able to work like a genius, and to do, make, achieve, solve, and answer.
I'm studying history at the moment, specifically historical and genius figures. Thanks for sharing!
I'm studying 5 languages and I have to say that at the end of the day, I feel like smoke is coming out of my head. 😂
WOW!!!
Our phones becomes the top things to sacrifice especially social social media... It has a lot of distractions
I have been studying for 8 hours everyday for the past 2 years, the journey was a roller coaster, so, the first few months it was just me trying to fight procrastination and sometimes failing, leading to guilt. After 10 months or so, it became habitual but, it became really depressing. I was almost always anxious but I kept pushing through and a year or so later, I became comfortable with the routine. Now I'm on my 2nd year of it, and all of that for this exam that's on July 2nd. Wish me luck.
Thank you for spending the time to create and share this content 🤙🏾
You can legit count how many times he blinks. Love the video btw
😁
Obsession and a certain degree of talent/gift. These ingredients vary depending upon the areas of interest. Spitballing off the cuff
I'm behind the starting line so I gotta catch up while I'm young, it's a good thing I came across this channel
3-4 month ago i decided to begin to learn english and my level was a1. Daily practice and learning urges to increasing my language skills and now i have about b1 according to last test that i passed recently. When i used to cram 25-50 words per day i didn't need to think about anything else whether phone or some not important trinkets that distract me. The recipe is brief - 3-5 hours to cover at all, therefore i keep up my hard work and put more effort to score my goals.
I began the journey of self - learning back on 2019 and this helps me in the sense that it's not as dark of a road as it feels. It's the long term goals that lights the initial motivation. All the short term goals are celebrated with due consideration. Those valleys in between are what weigh the heaviest. I appreciate this pick me up .. keep em coming 🙏🏿🎧
One of the few things I can get pleasure from is learning, so that's what I keep doing.
I don't recommend studying for hours on end for anyone. You stop being productive and things become a blur. Even studying and researching and learning new things for my thesis is done with specific breaks and switching to many other things. Plus, you end up lacking a social life/friends. Until I learned to balance my studying, my marriage hit a few obstacles. Lucky, my husband was understanding, and we compromised where I would take weekends away from books and I tell him every day what new things I've learned. He has no clue what it means, but he tries to understand. Plus, me explaining what I'm learning helps me get it to a new level of understanding because I have to sort of give him a vague outline of how things work before I go off on giant tangents about groups, periodicity, hyperbolic space, and tessellations. Also, if you are prone to hyper-focus, it is good to have an outside source to tap on your shoulder and remind you that you need to take breaks/eat something/drink water..
I watched this entire video waiting for bro to blink.
Very good video. No Blinks.
Never seen your channel and very good advice here but could hardly follow because I was so focused you why you never blink. Lol great message
Subscribed because you said it’s going to be hard, and that there’s no shortcuts. Many thank.
I embarked on a solitary journey, pursuing a seemingly unattainable goal. I find myself disinterested when not faced with challenges, yet I am now committed to forging ahead, for I have already made significant strides, and my existence relies upon it. It appears, presents, and resonates as though I must conquer an extraterrestrial peak that breaches the confines of space itself, while the path before me is treacherous, desolate, and beset by formidable adversaries. I am genuinely apprehensive that I may succumb to madness. In order to momentarily divert myself from this undertaking, I engage in copious games of chess or immerse myself in alternate programming ventures, activities which are far removed from the norm. Due to the intricate nature of this project, to which I have grown accustomed, and considering that no one else even attempts it, let alone a lone individual, everything else seems like child's play to me. I can complete a complex project in a mere two days and still experience a modicum of respite. My mental struggles are innumerable, necessitating constant self-reminders of my identity, my capabilities, my purpose in this battle, and the magnitude of the anticipated reward. It is an overwhelming, stress-inducing endeavor that encompasses every facet of my being, and the most disheartening aspect is the absence of time to seek support. Thus, I find myself entirely alone, bereft of even a sympathetic inquiry about my progress or well-being, or a simple conversation regarding my journey.
I think a person with average IQ can develop good math skills with an insane amount of patience and practice.
Being the cream of the crop at something is a different story but that applies to any profession, not just math.
IQ is fictitious, learning a single word changes this score, and so you might have a high score,
Next take the test in an unfamiliar language(it will be lower), and then take it again after learning a new word… if you want to get “smart” learn to ask questions
@@reddragon7030 IQ is related to the brain ability to create solutions and connect a set of ideas. Is not about knowledge.
Last year I started learning Data Science. I was new to this field. Was very scared to learn coding and many other tools and also statistics. After almost a year, after practicing each and everyday consistently I feel confident. Now i feel like gaining back my high school level and grad level math so that I can continue learning quantum mechanics. So as you mentioned practice and consistency is the key to success. Thanks to you. You inspire a lot. I hope one day I can talk to you over instagram. Looking forward ❤️ Thank you again ❤️
How did you learn that? Konsa course kiya aapne?
@@user-tq8dp1dk2l post graduate diploma
@@ThrottleVentures What do you do?
@@user-tq8dp1dk2l studying pgd data science
@@ThrottleVentures ok. Were you intelligent from childhood or you got intelligent with practice?
Practising for 30 minutes each day is a good habit. Really it could expand our study time. Study environment, study time and study material all count in your studies. Sacrificing so much to achieve something is not a good idea. Timing is success. What,if it takes 2 or 3 years to understand a single subject.It's better to give up than keep trying.
You are weak minded
I think the final sacrifice to become genius learner is that giving your self for that aim fully 😢
The Biggest challenge during the journey is to accept the fact that truth can be very inconvenient to accept.
Bro just literally spoke for 8 minutes without blinking, he's calculating in quantum and binary📚📝✅
I am 57 and I decided to become a financial advisor for various reasons, despite knowing practically zero about finances and never being interested in that subject. Right now I am studying for a difficult 3 hours exam, I had only under 3 weeks to study for, so I am using any technique I can get my hands on to succeed. Baroque music, colours, right room temperature etc. and a sheer determination. I just can't afford to fail.
To become truly great you have to be willing to sacrifice everything. To sacrifice others dreams and wants to achieve your own, and to sacrifice your own not only to help others achieve their dreams, but merely to inspire them
I am studying mechanical engineering and I want to reach as far as I can go, all of these you said are so to the point, you have to sacrifice sometimes even your mental health to reach to the top...
Very inspirational, thank you.
I've learned a lot of different skills in my life. Some skills learned more quickly than others. But this is what I've understood about learning quickly: practice the art of learning. Learning means dropping all expectations and ego about what I know. Forget what I know; because in this case I know nothing about what I am learning.
Then, ask questions about what is being learned; not factual questions with factual answers. Those are pointless to ask. Instead, ask questions that are more 'what if?'. What if I take this concept and apply it here? What if I change a rule or mechanic? By doing this, I'm no longer learning about facts; I'm connecting my imagination to what is being learned. This is the most important thing - there MUST, MUST be imagination in what is being learned. If there is no imagination, then nothing is being learned.
Human beings are not robots - we're not designed to learn facts and figures and keep them in some memory bank. We're designed to see patterns. We intuit patterns far better than we intuit facts. But even more important than our ability to intuit patterns, is our ability to construct a story around these patterns. It's our combination of story and patterns that allows us to learn anything at ridiculous speed.
A lot of this is done solo, or alone. By being alone, I am completely focused on what I am learning. I can experiment. I can fail, and more importantly; fail at my own pace. One of the hardest things about learning in groups, is that everyone becomes fearful of failing. Failure becomes the big elephant in the room that no one wants to take on, because we don't want to be wrong or embarrassed around others. Yet it is exactly this fear that hinders any kind of quick learning.
So learning quickly has a couple of important ingredients: Patterns, Story, Imagination, Failure, and Resilience.
Another tactic for learning quickly, is to take the most difficult aspect and take it head on; Even if it's beyond my current abilities or knowing. Games like Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring teach the player with this kind of philosophy. For many people not accustomed to this kind of intense learning, it seems impossible, or magical, how others can do it. But that is only because they are afraid of failing. I must have fought Lady Maria 80+ times, and at any point, someone could have told me to stop, because the fight is impossible. Yet I persevered, overcoming. After that fight was done, my real human skills literally jumped several levels, and I understood what it means to learn.
Look at a guy like David Goggins. He can run 100km Ultra Marathons on a fractured ankle and still make a respectable finish. For many people it seems inhuman that someone can do that; but it's not. What we don't see is all the runs where he failed; where he didn't get to that finish line he wanted; where he was battling those demons in his mind telling him to stop; where he forced himself to get out of bed and execute the suck. Nobody sees that, they only see the success stories; never the failures.
What's David Goggins secret? The same secret that's in a FromSoft game - hard, difficult, seemingly impossible foes, and the burning spirit to overcome that which seems impossible. The same secret that makes a world class engineer, a world class scientist, a world class dancer, a world class chef.
To be world class, one must do what others thought impossible.
Great video, it really got my inspirational juices flowing!
Thanks for spending the time to create and share this content 🤙🏾
You just never know how important this kinda content is until you come across a video like this and it renews your motivation. Thanks. I'm on a journey, I don't know what I'm doing but I started out trying to learn C++ a year ago and now a year later I've never touched any C++ book or watched a video on it but I have learned Python and Java in just a year. It's been a few weeks now that I have been feeling stuck but I saw this video... I think I'll give myself a break. It's not easy but it's possible.
They also say you should learn C before C++.
First of all, thank you for all the inspiring videos. Keep up the good work.
I'm probably the wrong person to make a statement about how a genius is doing.
But from my own experience I can say that dealing with setbacks is crucial. At first, it often seemed to me that all the time I had invested had been in vain. They show me my current limits. But I know from my own experiences that I have been through this before and I have found a solution for it. Why should it be different this time?
Learning makes you a better learner is so damn true
One more aspect that I would like to add to this is... As a beginner or in the early stages where ppl don't have much experience in what ever subject or field they are interested in... They will not exactly know what they are doing, meaning they lack the necessary experience to tell the right from wrong, the good habits vs bad habits in the nuances of that perticular field and that'll lead to developing very bad habits down the line. This is where I feel the presence of a teacher/mentor makes it easier for the the beginners to learn very quickly. Now I am not saying it's impossible to get it right or it's not possible to correct many bad habits down the line, but it will be difficult once its already set in and it's always better to develop proper technique and habits right from the start. But beginners will not have the experience to know which is what. This is one of the problems associated with self learning. Coz a student will continue to believe what he knows or doing is right until he hits a wall or its pointed out. So therefore I urge enthusiasts who are interested in self learning and mastering any subject or filed for that matter, to and pick and choose your influencers and sources of learning. Remember practice makes perfect is an incomplete statement... The right practice makes improvement is the version I feel that needs to be adopted.
I'd say having your eyes open to the world around you. Taking all of your senses and attaching them to your knowledge helps in the understanding of what really is. 20 yrs as a mechanic and now a preschool teacher I can use what I like to think of as genius and give it back in the best of ways. 🥰🤗
I don't think them as sacrifice I think them as investment for success
Very nice 🔥🔥🔥💪💪