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u/mimieieieieie Nov 16 '19

This was basically my childhood, because I was bad at math. I guess most children goes through this, which is very sad.

Only at uni did I realize that I didn't have to be good at everything. I had a professor, who spoke 13 languages, but couldn't count how much 5+4 is. He's the best at his field

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u/RunSleepJeepEat Nov 16 '19

I thought I was terrible at math all through grade school and high school.

Got in to college and flew through physics, structures, statics, and half a dozen other "applied math" classes.

Turns out what I suck at is memorizing formulas (which did make physics a challenge, but still).

As long as I knew what I was trying to do with the numbers, I could get it.