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Start counting in binary on your fingers until you're just about "binary native". Also, perform operations, and think about why they behave the way they do.

It sounds a little woo-woo but going from representing something on paper (or worse, a display) to doing it with my hands really changed it for me. Humans likely evolved intelligence because we stood up and used our hands to manipulate our environment, I suspect we more fully engage our brains in important ways by doing something with our hands when we can.

You might start appreciating the imperial system of measurement though. You've been warned.




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