> This "little book" seems to take a fairly standard approach, defining all the boring stuff and leading to Gaussian elimination. The other approach I've seen is to try to lead into it by talking about multi-linear functions and then deriving the notion of bases and matrices at the end. Or trying to start from an application like rotation or Markov chains.
Which books or “non-standard” resources would you recommend then, that do a better job?
I have yet to encounter an approach that is not boring. You just have to power through it. This approach seems as good as any.
Once you get to eigenvalues (in my opinion) things start to pick up in terms of seeing that linear spaces are actually interesting.
This approach sort of betrays itself when the very first section about scalars has this line:
> Vectors are often written vertically in column form, which emphasizes their role in matrix multiplication:
This is a big "what?" moment because we don't know why we should care about anything in that sentence. Just call it a convention and later on we can see its utility.
That really sucks.
It sucks even more that your situation is common to many many women.
One of my best friends faced a similar struggle and took things into her own hands.
Through a lot of trial and error and a lot of studying, she's been able to overcome most endo symptoms and has started her own program where she teaches other women how to do the same.
I'd love to connect you to her if you want!
She's already helped around 30 women with similar struggles.
Some have managed to get rid of bloating in a matter of weeks, one even has Crohn's disease and for the first time in 14 years woke up without any stomach pain.
My friend's program isn't a "magic pill" obviously but it sounds like it's worth a shot.
Does her program have a website or something where I could learn about it and find her contact info?
I've dealt with a handful of such specialists before, each of which thought they had discovered something everyone else was missing, so before I consider shelling out another five figures on hopeium, I'd love to read/listen to anything she's said publicly about what she's doing.
Wow this article came at such a coincidental time!
tl:dr One of my best friends has Endo and through lifestyle changes was able to "cure herself".
It's in quotes because, like asthma, you don't really get rid of it, but it's gotten to the point where her Endometriomas have shrunken to a sixth of their size (verified by an ultrasound), some have even completely disappeared, she feels no pain and can live "normal" life.
For those who may be interested in more details:
She was diagnosed with Endo about 5 years ago. Had to go through 3 doctors until she finally found one who diagnosed her with it.
The only options given to her: 1. Surgery to remove the endometriomas. 2. Pain killers. 3. Weed.
2 and 3 aren't real solutions, and from doom-scrolling through Facebook / reddit it's evident that at best, 1 only offers temporary relief. So she declined and opted to try and find a different solution.
Since Western medicine failed her, she looked into Eastern medicine. Then she started doing Yoga, took a year-long Nutrition course that also incorporated Eastern approaches. Stopped eating processed foods, started journaling, removing stress from her life as best she could.
After sticking to this, and a bunch of trial and error, she's gotten to the point I mentioned above.
Now she has her own online program where she teaches other women the science and methodology she used to manage her symptoms.
And some of the success stories are insane. Women who have lived with bloating and pain for years are suddenly seeing improvements in a matter of weeks.
Currently the course is in Hebrew but I'm helping to translate it to English.
If anyone here knows someone who has Endo and is interested in getting access to the program during its beta-English phase, let me know :)
Which books or “non-standard” resources would you recommend then, that do a better job?