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This reads as a plain admission that even a strong academic background does not make difficult work easy. The point is less about failure and more about the real effort needed to approach Einstein’s ideas without pretending they are simple. It lands in classrooms, study groups, or any moment when someone feels embarrassed by not grasping something immediately.
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