Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe

[Kiki]

Gf encapsulates things like induction and quantitative reasoning.

No thank you.
Can you use words just a bit smaller?

 

[Painted Calls]

Q!

So... stuff like math? Abstract stuff? I'm terrible at that -- don't ask me to draw a graph of a formula, I'll just sort of scribble in my chicken-scratch writing.

And that's my "Q" to go to bed.

 

[CarpCharacin]

Q!

So... stuff like math? Abstract stuff? I'm terrible at that -- don't ask me to draw a graph of a formula, I'll just end up sort of scribbling in my chicken-scratch writing.

Yeah, like math / algebraic thinking.

 

[Kiki]

Yeah, like math / algebraic thinking.

Yeah yeah...like this.
These kind of words!

 

[CarpCharacin]

Induction is more akin to pattern recognition.

 

[electrycmonk]

I can't believe no one has thrown out quail.

That's why I left it for @muddy75 or any of the other quail ladies....

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Yeah, like math / algebraic thinking.

Okay. Can I tell you something? I used to be terrible at math. I detested it, and still don't like it, but I brought up my scores -- but it did not come naturally. I still forget stuff and get things wrong.
The problem isn't necessarily that you're incapable of doing the work -- the problem might be that you've forgotten some things, haven't dealt with them yet, or haven't worked enough with them.
All of this g stuff and cerebral stuff that you know? You learned that, because you read the material and worked at it -- if you work at math, and keep working, you can get better at it. It takes time to get used to it, but telling yourself that you're incapable of doing the material is NOT HELPING.
You can do this, Carp. Stop telling yourself that you can't, because you can. YOU CAN.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Okay. Can I tell you something? I used to be terrible at math. I detested it, and still don't like it, but I brought up my scores -- but it did not come naturally. I still forget stuff and get things wrong.
The problem isn't necessarily that you're incapable of doing the work -- the problem might be that you've forgotten some things, haven't dealt with them yet, or haven't worked enough with them.
All of this g stuff and cerebral stuff that you know? You learned that, because you read the material and worked at it -- if you work at math, and keep working, you can get better at it. It takes time to get used to it, but telling yourself that you're incapable of doing the material is NOT HELPING.
You can do this, Carp. Stop telling yourself that you can't, because you can. YOU CAN.

Sorry but not sorry about the KDOG novel.

 

[Kiki]

Okay. Can I tell you something? I used to be terrible at math. I detested it, and still don't like it, but I brought up my scores -- but it did not come naturally. I still forget stuff and get things wrong.
The problem isn't necessarily that you're incapable of doing the work -- the problem might be that you've forgotten some things, haven't dealt with them yet, or haven't worked enough with them.
All of this g stuff and cerebral stuff that you know? You learned that, because you read the material and worked at it -- if you work at math, and keep working, you can get better at it. It takes time to get used to it, but telling yourself that you're incapable of doing the material is NOT HELPING.
You can do this, Carp. Stop telling yourself that you can't, because you can. YOU CAN.

Saffy winz!!!

 

[CarpCharacin]

Okay. Can I tell you something? I used to be terrible at math. I detested it, and still don't like it, but I brought up my scores -- but it did not come naturally. I still forget stuff and get things wrong.
The problem isn't necessarily that you're incapable of doing the work -- the problem might be that you've forgotten some things, haven't dealt with them yet, or haven't worked enough with them.
All of this g stuff and cerebral stuff that you know? You learned that, because you read the material and worked at it -- if you work at math, and keep working, you can get better at it. It takes time to get used to it, but telling yourself that you're incapable of doing the material is NOT HELPING.
You can do this, Carp. Stop telling yourself that you can't, because you can. YOU CAN.

Math is fairly crystallized, but there's a difference between math knowledge and math ability
Also, I don't really consciously work at things, I'm merely a dilettante