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Re:How to Understand Things by ignoramous on Sunday July 12, 2020 @12:49PM (#23812694)
> It turned out that a simple drawing could capture the entire statement of the theorem, and from that drawing, the proof was trivial to derive.

Couldn't agree more. Some of the best CS books I've read have been ones with a tonne of illustrations, like the Head First series.

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Re:How to Understand Things by ftio on Sunday July 12, 2020 @01:30PM (#23813045)
And _why’s poignant guide! I’m still a rank amateur, but that little PDF helped me truly understand, not just memorize.

Humans are wired to enjoy and remember stories. So much education is done narrativelessly and as such neglects to harness one of our most potent capabilities.

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