Do you find it demotivating to do mathematics which is assigned to you in school compared doing mathematics personally? I’m currently having difficulty getting myself doing mathematics thats assigned to me.
It works similarly for me with programming. I love programming, except when I have a programming task assigned, and must provide reports of how long it took me to solve it, and must debate whether what I am doing now is the highest priority or whether I should be doing something else instead (such as googling for existing solutions for this or similar problems)...
Do you find it demotivating to do mathematics which is assigned to you in school compared doing mathematics personally? I’m currently having difficulty getting myself doing mathematics thats assigned to me.
It works similarly for me with programming. I love programming, except when I have a programming task assigned, and must provide reports of how long it took me to solve it, and must debate whether what I am doing now is the highest priority or whether I should be doing something else instead (such as googling for existing solutions for this or similar problems)...
What you need to feel good at deep work) is:
a task that optimally fits your abilities (not boringly simple, not scarily difficult);
a meaningful context (even if the meaning is: I am playing / exploring);
a clear goal (so you have a feedback whether you are approaching it);
a working environment without distractions.