Comment by openrisk

There is this long-running (and quite fascinating I think) debate about the different "types" of mathematical thinking. Logical vs Intuitive, Geometric vs Algebraic etc. Can't recall where exactly but I remember reading about a 19th century mathematician that crowed they had not a single figure in their masterpiece.

Visualization is probably not a silver bullet but a lot of people are visual thinkers so maybe it would help a few more to reach a higher level in mathematical thinking.