Hello,
Got a problem I can't figure out. It's me!
Seriously, I have always been very gifted with numbers. This is not meant to
boast (plus given the brilliance of many of the list members...), but to
establish context.
I have always scored very high on math tests, 750 on GRE math, yadda
yadda yadda.
And I'm real quick with numbers, too --I can calculate stuff in my head like
nobody's business.
But here's what I don't get -- I can't subtract any faster than the average bear.
In fact, I have to use a calculator for the checkbook because I keep making
subtraction errors. I can add and multiple numbers in my head like crazy,
but ask me to subtract and I need a pen and paper.
What's wrong here? How I can someone add, multiply, even divide so quickly
and yet freeze up on subtraction? What mental task am I stumbling over?
I just don't remember enough of my cognitive psych to figure me out.
Thanks,
Jim
