Math Is Everywhere

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Math gets used in so many different subjects from physics to chemistry, economics, finance, engineering…

And if you’re trying to learn one of those subjects and you don’t know your prerequisite math skills, well, guess what? You not only have to learn that subject, but you also have to learn your math.

You’re gonna be struggling with two difficult things at the same time, and it’s gonna be overwhelming, and that’s what makes it so hard.

That is generally why a lot of these quantitative subjects are seen as really hard in college: it’s the math.

And it’s often not so much that the math itself is super hard, but rather there’s a bunch of math that is required that you don’t know.

You have foundational skill gaps stretching back years of material that you never really learned well coming in.

And you have to fill in all these knowledge gaps just to grasp what it is that you’re supposed to be learning in this math-heavy course.

But if you know your math, if your prerequisite skills are solid, it’s like you can go into any field you want.

You don’t have to worry about like, “Oh, this class is really hard ‘cause it takes a whole bunch of math that I never really learned that I’m gonna have to spin up on. It’s gonna move at a fast pace. I don’t know if I can keep up with it.”

No, you don’t have any of those thoughts if you actually know your math skills. All these constraints removed.

You can go into whatever kind of fields you want. It’s up to your taste, what you find interesting.

And that pays off big in the long run if you get to choose a career field that you actually find interesting.

Further reading:

• Filling In Your Foundations is the Difference Between Omitted Steps Being Minor Potholes vs Uncrossable Chasms
• The Greatest Educational Life Hack: Learning Math Ahead of Time

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