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Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut by Marcus du Sautoy — WisdomDeck honest review

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Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut

by Marcus du Sautoy

Mathematical shortcuts, from Gauss's sum to algorithms, applied to life, with interviews on when shortcuts fail. Practical math.

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you want math as a toolkit for working smarter.

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Three things you will actually use

Find the pattern, skip the work.
Some things have no shortcut.
Think before grinding.

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Read the chapter on patterns.

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Du Sautoy's shortcuts.

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