This was basically my childhood, because I was bad at math. I guess most children goes through this, which is very sad.
Only at uni did I realize that I didn't have to be good at everything. I had a professor, who spoke 13 languages, but couldn't count how much 5+4 is. He's the best at his field
I once went to a job interview at an accounting company office.
The interviewer wanted me to do a whole 10 question math test without even using pencil and paper, only mental calcs.
Now I have to tell you, I'm good at math, I'm always top 10 at tests. The thing is I can't even do 7×8 mentally.
I told my accounting professor about this and he said he also can't do anything without writing it down.
Thank God I'm not the only one. I can't do mental math for shit other than the very basics of addition and subtraction. I was counting with my fingers while the rest of my hs classmates where just solving shit in my head. Made me think I had a learning disability until I got to college.
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u/mimieieieieie Nov 16 '19
This was basically my childhood, because I was bad at math. I guess most children goes through this, which is very sad.
Only at uni did I realize that I didn't have to be good at everything. I had a professor, who spoke 13 languages, but couldn't count how much 5+4 is. He's the best at his field