Math is hard for the same reasons that anything is hard. It is literally a mental strain on your brain.<p>I agree with the author in that a teacher&#x27;s enthusiasm and perspective, and &#x27;rigidity&#x27; in school can compound difficulties.<p>But as a physicist, the most difficult part of learning math, for me, is overcoming my own mental barriers. I need patience and focus to comprehend even the most simple sentences. If I don&#x27;t want to learn&#x2F;strain in the moment, then I won&#x27;t.