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A comment on Ask HN: How to improve my abstract thinking?.

Re:Ask HN: How to improve my abstract thinking? by linus_torvalds on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @01:46PM (#23692722)
Most competitive programmers suggest Polya's "How to Solve It". His "Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning" is also good, but longer and more dense.
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Re:Ask HN: How to improve my abstract thinking? by mkl on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @08:30AM (#23700619)
I'm guessing you're not actually Linus Torvalds?
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Re:Ask HN: How to improve my abstract thinking? by linus_torvalds on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @11:38AM (#23702656)
I'm not, and frankly I think I need to choose a new name as I keep getting downvoted and I believe it's due to the username lol...
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Re:Ask HN: How to improve my abstract thinking? by mkl on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @05:03PM (#23706669)
Yes, seems likely. It makes it look like you're trolling.
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