[raju]

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Test new data/theories one at a time.

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This is sound advice if you`re feeling swamped.

now, when i re read the books i take one concept at a time and research it on here. If im not getting it i shelve it for a while and move on to the next one.

i`ve found i pick stuff up quicker this way rather than killing myself over one thing over and over

Also i finally got it that there is no rush to know everything.
although that might not be true if you`re pushing 80.

And i have admitted to myself that some of the maths will escape me for ever. Ho hum