I stayed away from mathematics not so much because I knew it would be hard work as because of the amount of time I knew it would take, hours spent in a field where I was not a natural.

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The quote suggests that the reason the person avoided mathematics was not primarily due to the difficulty of the subject, but instead because it would require a significant investment of time. They were aware that they did not possess a natural aptitude for math and knew it would take them a considerable amount of effort and hours to understand and succeed in that field.

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