How do I know practicing will make me better at something (say

>>8556918

It depends on how you practice.

If you do basic ass problems that just require you to go through the motions that you already know how to do, then no. Practice is not helpful.

If you do problems that are difficult, or slightly too difficult for you, then practice is very helpful.

>>8556918
>Does practicing a bunch of problems actually help understanding?

Not if you don't get what you are doing.

I've seen some people practice and in my opinion they were at best guessing. That practice was useless because they learned nothing. They saw a new problem and tried to apply a procedure they saw in an example and then they get an answer... completely wrong by the way, and then they move to the next problem.

It works but only if you know what you are doing.

In my opinion practicing does not make you better, it makes you faster. So if you understand what an antiderivative is then practice so that you can become faster at computing them, which will be useful for the exams.

If you do NOT understand what an antiderivative is then DO NOT practice until you truly understand it. Go back to the definitions and maybe the elementary examples until you know what the fuck is going on. Understand substitution before you apply it like a retard, understand partial fractions before you apply like a retard.

>But I have no evidence it works

the more you practice shitposting the better you get at it. Haven't you noticed it?

>>8556950
This is tru, can confirm

>>8556918
Your gut feeling is right: they're just toying with you. Practice is for dummies, and if they're suggesting you practice more, they think you're a dummy.