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Re:Ask HN: Resources on how to improve abstract thinking ski... by jamestimmins on Monday November 20, 2017 @05:27PM (#15743910)
How sad life would be if we only learned what was necessary!

Oftentimes abstract thinking isn't about learning to create programmatic mental models of things, but about learning to see a problem from various perspectives. Doing so gives one's understanding more depth. These recommendations, the arts as a whole, are extremely valuable at teaching different perspectives for understanding things.

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