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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBasically, algebra builds you a better brain, and apparently this has been panned by the social media collective whose allegiance to this post has racked up thousands of hearts, like, retweets, pins, etc. It was at this point I uttered an acronym that I do not wish to repeat, and found myself on a journey of mathematical discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let me show you my working…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For it is not in the direct mathematical application that we learn to use algebra for everyday use\u2026it teaches us how to think in an abstract way, outside a quadrilateral if you will, where our brains begin to form fresh neural pathways for carrying out everyday tasks in new, and presumably more efficient, ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How does this happen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLearning algebra isn\u2019t about acquiring a specific tool; it\u2019s about building a mental muscle that will come in handy elsewhere\u201d<\/p>– Steven Johnson, \u2018everything bad is good for you\u2019<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
So, you could say that a fashionista doesn\u2019t go shopping because they are fascinated by how an EFTPOS transaction is approved without a credit card ever touching the cradle (if you are, that\u2019s totally cool, here\u2019s a youtube video). You go shopping because you\u2019re finally buying those totes amazeballs (did I just say that?) Chloe Suzanna studded ankle boots that you\u2019ve been eyeing off in the Shoe Bar at David Jones for twelve months, and have been dreaming about them ever since Sienna Miler rocked them with skinning grey stovepipe jeans back in 2010. This elated state of being comes down to shopping releasing endorphins which makes you feel good, where happy people just don\u2019t shoot their husbands\u2026sorry, my neoropthways have set my brain to movie quote as its default setting\u2026anyways, the benefit one gains by wearing those shoes are the thousand hearts you\u2019ll receive on Instagram, once they\u2019ve been shot from an upright angle, with a chia spirulina chai green smoothie worked back with a Marc Jacobs rose gold watch.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How would a fashion blogger use this information in a real world setting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take the humble yet at times ostentatious runway shows each season. If you knew the weight of the model, atop 3\u201d platforms, and the length of the runway, you could calculate how fast she would be traveling once she reached the end of the runway. Why would you need to know this? Timing of the next model down the runway, what tracks to play in order to keep the speed of the show, and models, moving at an even pace? Granted, you could just get Kelly Cutrone to expertly call \u2018next\u2019 backstage in the midst of the chaos, but wouldn\u2019t you feel cognitively satiated by timing it perfectly yourself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, my fashion friends, the lesson learned today is, no matter how frustrating and daunting maths can be, you have to look beyond the numbers and letters, granted they seemingly stand for nothing other than giving the alphabet something to do, and see the bigger picture. In the end, algebra will stretch your brain, get you to start thinking about real world situations in a new light, and a solution will be found so seamlessly, you won\u2019t even know algebra was the concept holding your hand the whole time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026or maybe the real lesson to be learned here is that I really shouldn\u2019t take internet memes so seriously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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