Sublime

Small data is big data in disguise.

If you carry around a table of index values

German mathematician Carl Jacobi. He told his students to “invert, always invert,” encouraging them to approach difficult problems by inverting the equation to gain a new perspective.⁠

You can also nudge a model toward simplicity by controlling the speed with which you allow it to adapt to incoming data.

step of the way.

what matters most is to restore their desire to learn by offering them stimulating problems carefully tailored to their current level.

I was fortunate enough to be able to rely on the writings of Descartes, Grothendieck, and Thurston.