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Mathematica: A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity

Questions from David
He says that we learn to read and write which is a complex skill yet we learn to do it and take it for granted. Yet we feel maths is too difficult. How and why do we put up barriers? Who is responsible?
China has great exam results in maths through rote learning, quite different to what Bessie recommends. Is this a waste of time?
Would it be better to learn emotional ...show more

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Mathematica: A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity

Here some questions:

- Have you updated your idea about Math after reading this book?

- Would you wish to have read this book when you were a teenager? would it make any difference on how you see Math?

- Do you believe that Math is closer to psycology than to hard sciences?

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Chris

Knulp

From Jo:

What reaction did you notice yourself having in response to knulp's carefree but aimless/drifting lifestyle?

To what extent can one escape the value judgements & expectations of 'Society'

Is drifting a failure or simply another way of being human?

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Chris

Knulp

Does the story make you desire Knulp's life of being on the road and free, or not?

P82: why do you think Knulp left his friend?

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2 months ago

David Inman

Knulp

Some questions 🤔
Is freedom worth the cost of loneliness and insecurity?
Can a seemingly “wasted” life still have meaning?
Why do we want our life to have meaning?

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Chris

I Don't Want to Talk About It

Don't forget to post your questions for the session below! I'll add mine in soon

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4 months ago

Apart from psychotherapy to address a painful family background, what would seem good advice? Why are we so resistant to change, even when we are aware of what is going on?

David Inman

P124: "mama's boy, faggot, wimp, pussy" - no boy I know of had escaped the experience of such ridicule. Is that true for our group?

Chris