Waiting for Insight to Dawn
I came across an inspirational quote in a book I’m reading about Isaac Newton:
“Every aspiring mathematician knows the frustration of spending entire days staring at a single page in a textbook, or even a single line, waiting for insight to dawn. It is heartening to see one of the greatest of all mathematicians in almost the same plight” (Dolnick 228).
If you feel like you are climbing a mountain trying to reach success with your craft, don’t feel alone.
I love that metaphor, we are all waiting for insight to dawn.
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Book recommendation: The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society & the Birth of the Modern World, by Edward Dolnick
I’m not quite interested in math, in fact the topic brings be back to fear during middle school and high school, but this book about the modern scientific world is fascinating.
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