This article especially resonated with me because I am a bit of a perfectionist. Sometimes our fear of failure really does get in the way of our progress. Like I said in class yesterday, I used to be a lot less persistent with my study in math. I would get frustrated if I didn't know how to do it immediately and didn't want to go through the failures necessary to figure it out on my own. But as I realize the value of doing it on my own, and how I learn even more from my mistakes during the experience, even though it takes quite a bit longer I am much more motivated because I know that I will conceptualize it at a much deeper level. I also feel the satisfaction of knowing that I had the ability to do it on my own, and I am even more motivated to work on the next problem.
I loved the steps that he listed and how he related it to math:
1) Admit and Accept Imperfection: Both in school and in life in general this holds true. We live in a fallen state and will be until we are perfected through the Atonement. So we might as well accept it so we can move on. I love Julia Robinson's quote:
Monday—tried to prove theorem
Tuesday—tried to prove theorem
Wednesday—tried to prove theorem
Thursday—tried to prove theorem
Friday—theorem false3
It demonstrates how much patience we truly must have, in mathematics and in our everyday life.
2) Work hard to get your best approximation.
3) Get up and act on your best approximation.
4) Do it again.
I hope to implement all of this, both into my study habits and in my approach to life. Great talk. Thanks for sharing!
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