Then when I reached college, I realized that many people had thought about the problem during the 18th and 19th centuries and so I studied those methods.
However impenetrable it seems, if you don't try it, then you can never do it.
That particular odyssey is now over. My mind is now at rest.
The only way I could relax was when I was with my children.
But the best problem I ever found, I found in my local public library.
I know it's a rare privilege, but if one can really tackle something in adult life that means that much to you, then it's more rewarding than anything I can imagine.