First, let's talk about the good effects: mathematics improves problem-solving ability, generates out-of-the-box thinking ability, brings discipline into life, improves focus, increases patience, develops a growth mindset, etc. There's no need to discuss them in much detail, so now we'll talk about the bad effects.
When our problem-solving ability improves through mathematics, our self-confidence also increases, and gradually this self-confidence turns into overconfidence — which can cause a lot of harm in our lives.
The next bad effect is excessive dependency on mathematics. Mathematical observations and calculations are very accurate, but it's not necessary that they are always 100% correct. Because of this lack of 100% reliability, being overly dependent on mathematics can also cause harm.
The next bad effect of mathematics is a major psychological effect, because it's connected to our emotional intelligence. Everyone knows that mathematics rapidly increases people's intelligence quotient (IQ), but the emotional quotient (EQ) doesn't increase as fast — in fact, sometimes it even starts to decrease. Since mathematics is a completely logical subject, it helps in understanding logic, but not emotions.
Now let's talk about the last and biggest bad effect of the addiction to mathematics, and that bad effect is wastage of time. The practice of mathematics requires a lot of time, and this affects our entire day's schedule. Because once the practice of mathematics becomes our brain's dopamine source, it pulls our attention away from other important tasks of daily life, causing a lot of our time to be wasted.
The biggest reason behind the addiction to mathematics is having excess knowledge of it. Meaning, people who have a lot of knowledge of mathematics also have very high problem-solving skills. That's why they solve many others' complex problems, and the problem-solver also benefits from this. But as soon as these mathematicians solve one problem, they need the next problem to solve — and this is where the excessive use of mathematics begins, which eventually turns into an addiction to mathematics.
The problem of the addiction to mathematics isn't as complex as it seems. This addiction can be controlled very easily. For this, first of all, the practice of mathematics needs to be made a part of daily exercise. That is, just as we do physical exercises to keep our body fit, we should also do some mental exercises to keep our mind fit. Now, for keeping the brain fit, there can be no better or easier exercise than the practice of mathematics. But just as we set a limit in physical exercises, we similarly need to set a limit on maths practice. This way, mathematics won't become an uncontrollable addiction, and we will get the huge benefits of all the good effects of maths practice.
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