Small anecdote. Teaching a student, and they shrink a little at me setting a somewhat challenging math question for homework.
Told them.
"I know it's not easy and it's tiring, but it's probably the best way to improve. I look back and the times where I've improved the most is when I pushed myself. Cause I saw something interesting that blew me away and I wanted to know how to do it. The times where it's been stagnant are where I'm doing the same thing over and over without really needing to think much about it."
And then I wondered if public speaking wouldn't have been so hard in school if I just relaxed a bit more and stopped caring about what other people think.
-Toan
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Hm yeah. That's the thing about high school. You didn't need to care too much about what people think. Even today, within reasonable limits of course!
You sound like a good tutor!
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