Bessis makes the provocative claim that whether you realize it or not, youre constantly doing mathand that youre capable of expanding your mathematical abilities far beyond what you think possible.Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Quanta Magazine
Anyone, especially those who fear math, can draw solace and inspiration from the book.Hari Balasubramanian, 3 Quarks Daily
One of the most wonderful things Ive read in a very, very long time.Steven Strogatz, author of Infinite Powers
In this revealing book, David Bessis leads us on an earnest and personal journey into how to think mathematically: a process of exploration, making mistakes, and gradually correcting and improving ones understanding.Terence Tao, 2006 Fields Medal laureate
Absolutely fantastica mustread for anyone curious about what happens in our minds when we do mathematics.Hugo Duminil-Copin, 2022 Fields Medal laureate
This is a rare specimen: a mathematical self-improvement book. Its full of playful, assertive, inventive coaching for becoming your best mathematical self.Ben Orlin, author of Math with Bad Drawings The inside story on how mathematicians think, how they choose their problems, how they avoid getting discouraged, and why common beliefs about mathematics are wrong. Brilliant, readable, and perceptive.Ian Stewart, author of Whats the Use?
This is an insightful, illuminating, and thought-provoking book, de-mystifying what it means and feels like to do mathematics.Eugenia Cheng, author of Is Math Real?, The Joy of Abstraction, and How to Bake Pi