Shalinee Sharma | Breaking the Math Barrier: How to Rethink, Rediscover, and Love Learning Again

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Srinivas Rao

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Join Shalinee Sharma as she shares her transformative experiences with math education, which she explores in her book aimed at those who feel challenged by math. In this episode, Shalinee discusses how a pivotal moment in sixth grade changed her perspective on math, leading her to develop methods that make math more accessible and enjoyable. Discover how overcoming educational challenges and stereotypes can inspire a lifelong passion for learning.

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0:00.0	As you probably notice, this month, we're bringing you our Life of Purpose series and revisiting
0:04.6	some of our most transformative episodes. Tune in to explore expert insights and practical
0:09.4	strategies on help, performance, and community well-being, all aimed at helping you achieve
0:14.4	personal and professional fulfillment. If you sign up for the newsletter, you'll not only get
0:18.5	recaps of the key ideas in each interview, but at the end of the series, you'll receive our free Life of Purpose ebook.
0:24.7	What you have to do is go to UnmistakableCreative.com slash LifePurpose. Again, that's UnmistakableCreative.com slash Life Purpose.
0:32.1	You see a problem and you don't know how to get started. So let's say we were working on a problem together,
0:38.8	like my coffee machine is not giving me coffee and we don't know how to get started.
0:44.7	We wouldn't feel low confidence. We would shake the machine. We'd find a YouTube video.
0:50.8	We'd ask each other questions. We'd see if, you know, it was plugged into the wall,
0:55.2	we'd check if the circuit breaker had been flipped. Like we would just, we would be immediately
0:58.7	in problem solving, there be no bad ideas. We might even have fun doing it together because
1:05.0	it would be really intense and engaging and then we'd be very excited. We might high five when
1:09.0	we finally got a cup of coffee.
1:16.2	But when you see a problem, let's say, presented to you in math class and you don't know what to do,
1:23.3	you don't have any of those reactions. Instead, your mind goes blank. You feel dumb. You think someone else knows how to solve it. You want to disappear. You want to become as small as possible
1:27.0	because you don't know the right way. And there's no room to offer a getting started, a way to participate.
1:36.2	And it's too bad because actually in math learning, as well as in most learning, the process is so
1:41.3	interesting, not just the final answer.
1:48.3	Thank you. process is so interesting, not just the final answer. I'm Sreeny Rao, and this is the Unmistakable Creative Podcast, where you get a window
1:52.8	into the stories and insights of the most innovative and creative minds who started movements,
1:57.5	built thriving businesses, written bestselling books, and created insanely interesting
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