[Music] one of the most bizarre metrics that
one of the most bizarre metrics that
one of the most bizarre metrics that exist to test one’s mental grit stamina
exist to test one’s mental grit stamina
exist to test one’s mental grit stamina and determination is the art of
and determination is the art of
and determination is the art of memorizing the digits of pi as the
memorizing the digits of pi as the
memorizing the digits of pi as the numbers move further from the decimal
numbers move further from the decimal
numbers move further from the decimal they become seemingly random and too
they become seemingly random and too
they become seemingly random and too small for a human ever to need to know
small for a human ever to need to know
small for a human ever to need to know and yet people have managed to memorize
and yet people have managed to memorize
and yet people have managed to memorize these digits by the thousands surely
these digits by the thousands surely
these digits by the thousands surely this is an impressive feat these
this is an impressive feat these
this is an impressive feat these individuals devoted mass quantities of
individuals devoted mass quantities of
individuals devoted mass quantities of time to mass memorization to reading and
time to mass memorization to reading and
time to mass memorization to reading and reciting until they could recall numbers
reciting until they could recall numbers
reciting until they could recall numbers for hours on end but what if they didn’t
for hours on end but what if they didn’t
for hours on end but what if they didn’t have to what would be the implications
have to what would be the implications
have to what would be the implications of a man who could recite PI without
of a man who could recite PI without
of a man who could recite PI without needing to consciously recall it i have
needing to consciously recall it i have
needing to consciously recall it i have synesthesia
synesthesia
synesthesia it’s a condition which creates a merging
it’s a condition which creates a merging
it’s a condition which creates a merging of the senses differently for different
of the senses differently for different
of the senses differently for different people in such a way that certain ideas
people in such a way that certain ideas
people in such a way that certain ideas are stimuli and evoke unusual responses
are stimuli and evoke unusual responses
are stimuli and evoke unusual responses synesthetes have been documented to
synesthetes have been documented to
synesthetes have been documented to taste words to see sound or even to
taste words to see sound or even to
taste words to see sound or even to associate a gender or personality with
associate a gender or personality with
associate a gender or personality with letters and numbers grapheme-color
letters and numbers grapheme-color
letters and numbers grapheme-color synesthesia is a form which forces me to
synesthesia is a form which forces me to
synesthesia is a form which forces me to see numbers and letters in my head in a
see numbers and letters in my head in a
see numbers and letters in my head in a particular color and comida is a form
particular color and comida is a form
particular color and comida is a form where music and sound present me with a
where music and sound present me with a
where music and sound present me with a visual image in my head my mind has its
visual image in my head my mind has its
visual image in my head my mind has its own font where anything I read appears
own font where anything I read appears
own font where anything I read appears in their respective color and when I
in their respective color and when I
in their respective color and when I hear music an explosion of clouds and
hear music an explosion of clouds and
hear music an explosion of clouds and waves and pulses represent the melodies
waves and pulses represent the melodies
waves and pulses represent the melodies these images are involuntary any time I
these images are involuntary any time I
these images are involuntary any time I even think of a number or letter it will
even think of a number or letter it will
even think of a number or letter it will appear in the right color and if I
appear in the right color and if I
appear in the right color and if I listen to music or even think of
listen to music or even think of
listen to music or even think of listening to music I will always see the
listening to music I will always see the
listening to music I will always see the waves they’ll never change from my
waves they’ll never change from my
waves they’ll never change from my entire life the color n will be pink the
entire life the color n will be pink the
entire life the color n will be pink the number 2 will be green and if I play
number 2 will be green and if I play
number 2 will be green and if I play music in the key of E it will carry a
music in the key of E it will carry a
music in the key of E it will carry a tint of yellow in the clouds but perhaps
tint of yellow in the clouds but perhaps
tint of yellow in the clouds but perhaps the most surprising aspect of
the most surprising aspect of
the most surprising aspect of synesthesia is how bizarrely natural it
synesthesia is how bizarrely natural it
synesthesia is how bizarrely natural it is most people who have it don’t even
is most people who have it don’t even
is most people who have it don’t even know because they lead a life so typical
know because they lead a life so typical
know because they lead a life so typical that they don’t think to ask if they
that they don’t think to ask if they
that they don’t think to ask if they occur and experience life differently
occur and experience life differently
occur and experience life differently than an average person
than an average person
than an average person I didn’t even know that I had
I didn’t even know that I had
I didn’t even know that I had synesthesia until the images I see came
synesthesia until the images I see came
synesthesia until the images I see came up in a casual conversation about a year
up in a casual conversation about a year
up in a casual conversation about a year ago most people who have it say that
ago most people who have it say that
ago most people who have it say that it’s fairly neutral not good or bad
it’s fairly neutral not good or bad
it’s fairly neutral not good or bad they’re extra senses are simply present
they’re extra senses are simply present
they’re extra senses are simply present and they can be pleasant but people who
and they can be pleasant but people who
and they can be pleasant but people who do have synesthesia can be shamed for
do have synesthesia can be shamed for
do have synesthesia can be shamed for what they see or what they witness
what they see or what they witness
what they see or what they witness especially in cases of the young
especially in cases of the young
especially in cases of the young non-traditional methods of thinking can
non-traditional methods of thinking can
non-traditional methods of thinking can be frowned upon in a traditional
be frowned upon in a traditional
be frowned upon in a traditional learning environment but maybe they can
learning environment but maybe they can
learning environment but maybe they can use these senses for good maybe they can
use these senses for good maybe they can
use these senses for good maybe they can benefit from what they see in the
benefit from what they see in the
benefit from what they see in the creative arts this is overwhelmingly
creative arts this is overwhelmingly
creative arts this is overwhelmingly apparent studies have shown that people
apparent studies have shown that people
apparent studies have shown that people with synesthesia are more likely to take
with synesthesia are more likely to take
with synesthesia are more likely to take jobs with creative thinking in the music
jobs with creative thinking in the music
jobs with creative thinking in the music industry for example there appears to be
industry for example there appears to be
industry for example there appears to be an over saturation of synesthetes with
an over saturation of synesthetes with
an over saturation of synesthetes with names like Pharrell and Billy Joel
names like Pharrell and Billy Joel
names like Pharrell and Billy Joel claiming that they use the colors that
claiming that they use the colors that
claiming that they use the colors that they see in sound to help them write
they see in sound to help them write
they see in sound to help them write they would write their music in such a
they would write their music in such a
they would write their music in such a way that it would produce the colors
way that it would produce the colors
way that it would produce the colors that they wanted to see rather than the
that they wanted to see rather than the
that they wanted to see rather than the sounds they wanted to hear in the stun
sounds they wanted to hear in the stun
sounds they wanted to hear in the stun field it’s much less apparent the
field it’s much less apparent the
field it’s much less apparent the benefits of synesthesia but I’ve already
benefits of synesthesia but I’ve already
benefits of synesthesia but I’ve already seen it affect my career as a young
seen it affect my career as a young
seen it affect my career as a young mathematician when I work numbers and
mathematician when I work numbers and
mathematician when I work numbers and letters are constantly appearing in my
letters are constantly appearing in my
letters are constantly appearing in my head interacting as I divide and
head interacting as I divide and
head interacting as I divide and multiply and moving around when I do
multiply and moving around when I do
multiply and moving around when I do calculus and number theory in a way that
calculus and number theory in a way that
calculus and number theory in a way that makes sense to me
makes sense to me
makes sense to me I can check my work based on an
I can check my work based on an
I can check my work based on an intuition of which color should have
intuition of which color should have
intuition of which color should have stayed and which one should go away when
stayed and which one should go away when
stayed and which one should go away when I perform an operation surely I can do
I perform an operation surely I can do
I perform an operation surely I can do math in the traditional sense but using
math in the traditional sense but using
math in the traditional sense but using the images helps me understand and it’s
the images helps me understand and it’s
the images helps me understand and it’s that understanding that makes it work I
that understanding that makes it work I
that understanding that makes it work I don’t think that it’s a special gimmick
don’t think that it’s a special gimmick
don’t think that it’s a special gimmick or a shortcut that I use my Center
or a shortcut that I use my Center
or a shortcut that I use my Center Caesar to do math but a learning tool I
Caesar to do math but a learning tool I
Caesar to do math but a learning tool I was able to learn math from two
was able to learn math from two
was able to learn math from two perspectives the normal sense and the
perspectives the normal sense and the
perspectives the normal sense and the visual sense that I can see in my head
visual sense that I can see in my head
visual sense that I can see in my head and perspective is what helps us
and perspective is what helps us
and perspective is what helps us understand problems and because of this
understand problems and because of this
understand problems and because of this perspective I was able to learn a method
perspective I was able to learn a method
perspective I was able to learn a method that for me worked better which brings
that for me worked better which brings
that for me worked better which brings us back to PI when I first attempted to
us back to PI when I first attempted to
us back to PI when I first attempted to recite some digits of pi I didn’t
recite some digits of pi I didn’t
recite some digits of pi I didn’t realize that I was relying entirely on
realize that I was relying entirely on
realize that I was relying entirely on my synesthesia as I read the numbers and
my synesthesia as I read the numbers and
my synesthesia as I read the numbers and tried
tried
tried recall them I wouldn’t think of the
recall them I wouldn’t think of the
recall them I wouldn’t think of the numbers I would just look at the mental
numbers I would just look at the mental
numbers I would just look at the mental image they came to mind when I thought
image they came to mind when I thought
image they came to mind when I thought of pi and read off the colors the
of pi and read off the colors the
of pi and read off the colors the letters the groupings that I saw and I
letters the groupings that I saw and I
letters the groupings that I saw and I learned a few hundred letters that way
learned a few hundred letters that way
learned a few hundred letters that way until I decided to focus on memorizing a
until I decided to focus on memorizing a
until I decided to focus on memorizing a speech about it instead what excites me
speech about it instead what excites me
speech about it instead what excites me about pie isn’t that certain synesthetes
about pie isn’t that certain synesthetes
about pie isn’t that certain synesthetes are well-equipped to handle it it’s that
are well-equipped to handle it it’s that
are well-equipped to handle it it’s that the world leaders in memorizing pie for
the world leaders in memorizing pie for
the world leaders in memorizing pie for the most part are not synesthetes these
the most part are not synesthetes these
the most part are not synesthetes these people apply methods such as associating
people apply methods such as associating
people apply methods such as associating numbers with objects and then telling a
numbers with objects and then telling a
numbers with objects and then telling a story about the objects in a way that
story about the objects in a way that
story about the objects in a way that represents the number or associating
represents the number or associating
represents the number or associating them with phonetics in such a way that
them with phonetics in such a way that
them with phonetics in such a way that they’ll tell a story whose words sound
they’ll tell a story whose words sound
they’ll tell a story whose words sound like pi their method of using sounds or
like pi their method of using sounds or
like pi their method of using sounds or using objects to represent the numbers
using objects to represent the numbers
using objects to represent the numbers and my method of using the numbers that
and my method of using the numbers that
and my method of using the numbers that I already see are incredibly similar
I already see are incredibly similar
I already see are incredibly similar we took a tedious and bizarre topic and
we took a tedious and bizarre topic and
we took a tedious and bizarre topic and reframed it in a way that for us was
reframed it in a way that for us was
reframed it in a way that for us was much better and who knows what else we
much better and who knows what else we
much better and who knows what else we could learn from people with other types
could learn from people with other types
could learn from people with other types with somebody who can taste a word or
with somebody who can taste a word or
with somebody who can taste a word or somebody who can feel sound could
somebody who can feel sound could
somebody who can feel sound could contribute in their ways of learning I
contribute in their ways of learning I
contribute in their ways of learning I hope that the synesthetes stands as a
hope that the synesthetes stands as a
hope that the synesthetes stands as a reminder different people think
reminder different people think
reminder different people think differently and that doesn’t make them
differently and that doesn’t make them
differently and that doesn’t make them wrong we’re wired to handle the world in
wrong we’re wired to handle the world in
wrong we’re wired to handle the world in our own ways and that’s not a bad thing
our own ways and that’s not a bad thing
our own ways and that’s not a bad thing if I told you before today that H was
if I told you before today that H was
if I told you before today that H was orange and it had to be for me to do
orange and it had to be for me to do
orange and it had to be for me to do math you might think that I was crazy
math you might think that I was crazy
math you might think that I was crazy but most of the people in my life don’t
but most of the people in my life don’t
but most of the people in my life don’t even know that I have synesthesia they
even know that I have synesthesia they
even know that I have synesthesia they don’t know that when I’m sitting in a
don’t know that when I’m sitting in a
don’t know that when I’m sitting in a math class this is what I’m doing and
math class this is what I’m doing and
math class this is what I’m doing and it’s never stopped me from interacting
it’s never stopped me from interacting
it’s never stopped me from interacting with them or teaching them or learning
with them or teaching them or learning
with them or teaching them or learning with them if we can cultivate the
with them if we can cultivate the
with them if we can cultivate the eccentric rather than shame it if we can
eccentric rather than shame it if we can
eccentric rather than shame it if we can appreciate others methods of solving
appreciate others methods of solving
appreciate others methods of solving problems and if you could try to learn
problems and if you could try to learn
problems and if you could try to learn from what we don’t even understand we
from what we don’t even understand we
from what we don’t even understand we just might learn that the world isn’t so
just might learn that the world isn’t so
just might learn that the world isn’t so black and white maybe we think in a
black and white maybe we think in a
black and white maybe we think in a whole range of colors and we can use
whole range of colors and we can use
whole range of colors and we can use those colors to help us take it from the
those colors to help us take it from the
those colors to help us take it from the mathematician who thinks that purple is
mathematician who thinks that purple is
mathematician who thinks that purple is divisible by five thank you
divisible by five thank you
divisible by five thank you you
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