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Comment author: Daniel_Burfoot 10 October 2010 01:32:12AM 4 points [-]

(yeah, this will make you feel stupid. The more you can face this feeling, the more math you'll know.)

This is probably true not only for math. It suggests a general principle of rationality: seek out situations in which you might be made to feel stupid.

Comment author: [deleted] 10 October 2010 05:21:12PM *  3 points [-]

This is much easier said that done. Unpleasant feelings are unpleasant, it burns will power.

I think positive conditioning on this is vital. However if this conditioning can be generalized or if it remains field specific is another question.