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1. vedmakk · 1790026812 · focus · HN ↗

   > you have to let go of the idea that you first acquire skills and basic knowledge and then solve problems. The order reverses.

   ^ this

   1. jimbooonooo · 1790027302 · focus · HN ↗

      you have to know the answer is 4 before learning to add 2 + 2. see how that sounds?

      1. marcus_holmes · 1790041821 · focus · HN ↗

         But that is exactly how we learn this stuff.

         As kids, we know what 4 is before addition is even mentioned. And we can count those 2 marbles and those 2 marbles and then those 4 marbles before learning the "+" sign.

         If you think about it, we must know what 2 and 4 mean before we can learn what + means.

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