> I can tell this bothers you a lot. It used to bother me a lot too. The reason I write articles like this is to explain the things I used to not understand, using words that I hope would have helped past-me understand sooner. Maybe it will help you too. If not, no harm done.
Thanks for writing this. I too can relate because these things used to bother me too. I like your math being the favorite subject anecdote because it's one I can relate to, and coaching colleagues and reports past the fear of looking like or even admitting that they're wrong has been a much more significant part of my career than I probably ever would have expected. The funny thing is that if you had told me that at the part of my career where it bothered me, I would have not listened. I had to stumble through it to realize everyone (including people like you) who warned me about this was right. I almost wonder if it's a rite of passage for engineers.
Do you still have trouble admitting you're wrong? Your last post to me was a complete troll and the moderator killed your post because of how vile and rude it was. Do you resort to insults when you can't admit your wrong? You certainly did to me.
> I almost wonder if it's a rite of passage for engineers.
Its flawed to think of the world as a reflection of yourself. It's definitely not a rite of passage for engineers. This is more of a rite of passage for you and your fear of being wrong.
Math to me was the same as any other subject. I never had an issue with being wrong or right. If anything english was my best subject. My math skills developed later in university. I have a greater talent for formal math then I do for the applied math they they teach in highschool. But this has nothing to do with any fear of being wrong. I like formal math because I find the philosophical implications of the subject interesting. I derive no other comfort from it and definitely can't relate to your or the parent posters ability to derive comfort from the exactness of the answers. It's just puzzles and solutions I can't derive "comfort" from that anymore then I can derive comfort from a rock.
I think both you and the author of this original article are making misplaced judgements on character. Don't assume that others think like you have the same qualities as you or have the same weaknesses as you. Everytime you make this assumption you're actually revealing more about yourself to others.
Your last post to me. The one that got killed by the moderator was strange. I was sort of curious where all that made up stuff came from. Then I realized none of it was made up. It's just a reflection of your own horrible life. For that I'm truly sorry and I hope you can find a way out of your miserable circumstances.
Thanks for writing this. I too can relate because these things used to bother me too. I like your math being the favorite subject anecdote because it's one I can relate to, and coaching colleagues and reports past the fear of looking like or even admitting that they're wrong has been a much more significant part of my career than I probably ever would have expected. The funny thing is that if you had told me that at the part of my career where it bothered me, I would have not listened. I had to stumble through it to realize everyone (including people like you) who warned me about this was right. I almost wonder if it's a rite of passage for engineers.