I feel like it's much easier to start learning Mandarin than Maths. I can't really put into words why I feel this way, given that there are great resources like Khan Academy out there. Maybe it's easier to gauge fluency in a language than it is in maths? When do you stop learning? Maybe you're proficient enough when you can order from an all-Mandarin menu? As soon as you can't read a bit on a menu, you know what you need to work on next. But what about maths? I know how to add and divide. I'm fluent at trig and pretty good at some bits of algebra. Pretty rusty in calculus and OK at stats. I'm sure having this knowledge makes parts of my job easier. But maths is such a huge and diverse field.
Not knowing what I don't know, I find it very difficult to gauge whether I'd benefit from learning more, if that makes sense.
Not knowing what I don't know, I find it very difficult to gauge whether I'd benefit from learning more, if that makes sense.