So I asked the wife to teach me a little math every now and then. Right now, we're doing basic analysis.

Math used to be the one subject in school that gave me nightmares. I used to be convinced that I suck at it, starting in grade 3. When we started, I didn't remember much high-school math.

I'm so grateful that she not only does that, but really enjoys teaching me. And it's so liberating to lose my fear of calculation and numbers and actually *enjoy* solving equations.

What makes it work for me: I am allowed to write things out as detailed and long-form as I need to, and I am never under any kind of time pressure.