Every new concept requires a mapping to metaphors and/or analogies. And when the mapping is mismatched between learner and author's content, elucidation hangs in the balance. Thus, the expertise of lecturers lies in expertise of public speaking coupled with mapping concepts to the intended audience.
QC and general relativity are daunting topics that don't lend themselves well to short-form, self-paced content. These are topics that need foundational perquisites and subject matter experts to catechize. It would be like hopping out of a helicopter mid K2 without any training or acclimatization and expecting to summit. Start smaller and work your way up one step or idea at a time. :)
Pattern recognition and analogy are my secret weapons, for sure. I'm really only a good engineer because I'm good at organizing and communicating my thoughts. It's the only reason I've made it so far in my career -- definitely not any innate propensity for "hard" cs concepts. I faked it til I made it, and now I'm pretty darn good at it.
I think in my particular case the concepts around quantum ____ are so abstract I'm unable to find anything to liken it to. It certainly doesn't help I lack any substantial background in mathematics.
Hopefully one day I'll get there. Or maybe I'm already there and not there at the same time! Who knows!?
QC and general relativity are daunting topics that don't lend themselves well to short-form, self-paced content. These are topics that need foundational perquisites and subject matter experts to catechize. It would be like hopping out of a helicopter mid K2 without any training or acclimatization and expecting to summit. Start smaller and work your way up one step or idea at a time. :)