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Originally Posted by Lazarus16
Thanks Qwerty68!
With the negative numbers and the laws of multiplication like the one ''-2 x -6 = 12'', I refused to accept multiplying two negative numbers gave a positive answer, because to me, it made no sense. I'd argue with my teacher that it gave ''-12, not 12''. I thought it was illogical and you can imagine I struggled with math for a long time. I was not open-minded. I loved math, always like maths but when I'd get to a problem that seemed, to me, illogical, I'd quit.
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All you needed was a good teacher. If you scale up the number number -2 six times, surely it is still negative. In other words, if you put six parts of -2 together, they don't suddenly turn positive.
I was able to enter a top university in my country at age 31, after having failed in the education track as a child and teenager. I am doing top 10% or so.
You can read about some of it here, though it is focused on relations and overall mental health:
http://forums.psychcentral.com/relat...n-romance.html
Only thing I run into academically is that my memory may be worse, that I am not as flexible doing practical work (though I may never have been) and that I sometimes argue too much with supervisors that are younger than me.