> does that make me a "boring tool" who can't "think creatively" and only relies on "lame rote repetition"?
I strongly disagree. It does make you such. Memorization is overrated.
I strongly disagree. It does make you such. Memorization is overrated.
It's exactly the same as how basic calculus is taught...integration at low levels is a HELL of a lot easier when you know that say, 1/n integrates to ln n, and you can then just use basic algebra to get your integral into that form. Without having that core intuitive knowledge obtained by practicing and learning, you can't make those jumps.