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difficulty

Challenges and hardship.

status: Rough

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certainty: certain

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importance: 4/10

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2025On the Learning of Difficult ThingsRough0
On the Learning of Difficult ThingsRough2025.06.16

A reflection on the mental and emotional labor of serious study, and why the hard things matter most.

psychology · difficulty, learning, pedagogy

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