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I used to do the exact same thing in Math classes. Iterate on proofs, until I got the perfect one. It vastly enhanced my understanding and gave me these really pretty proofs to look at!

In one class where I was especially obsessed, my (rather famous in the field) professor told me I understood the subject better than he did. That was pretty awesome.




That is what I am talking about. Thank you for supplying another example that helps articulate it.




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