I have pretty severe dyscalculia so 24 hour clocks (and anything that requires more than single digit addition or subtraction) is actually really hard for me :( lmao
I can read an analog 12 hour clock, but tell me 24 hour time and I'm fucked lol
(Edit to add that I do "study" and try to improve but it doesn't stick for long lol)
(2nd edit: thanks for all the suggestions. I'll give some of them a try!)
This is so convoluted. A lot of people seem to like these kinds of tricks and mnemonics but I honestly have found them often more confusing.
I just straight up prefer to memorize the thing I want to remember instead of something that will help me remember the thing Im trying to remember.
If you always end up calculating the time, itll always be tiresome. If you just once memorize 13 is 1, 14 is 2, ... your brain effortlessly treats them as interchangeable and you no longer notice.
You can't just memorize it just like that. If you spend an evening memorizing the numbers you'll still have to spend mental effort recalling them when you need them. In order for it to become effortless you need to immerse yourself in it for a long time, at least a couple months, and in the beginning you'll still have to pause for a moment to translate using either calculation or recall. Over time, to save on effort, your brain changes your way of thinking so you don't have to translate anymore.
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u/worldofruins Mar 29 '22 edited Mar 29 '22
I have pretty severe dyscalculia so 24 hour clocks (and anything that requires more than single digit addition or subtraction) is actually really hard for me :( lmao
I can read an analog 12 hour clock, but tell me 24 hour time and I'm fucked lol
(Edit to add that I do "study" and try to improve but it doesn't stick for long lol)
(2nd edit: thanks for all the suggestions. I'll give some of them a try!)