I was generally a pretty decent math student. I have never really had an issue with numbers. We've always gotten along. We seem to understand each other pretty well and through that comes a lot of respect. That being said, when I have to spend a full day dealing with numbers I tend to get pretty exhausted by the end of it. Nothing against 'em. It's just that my brain can only handle so much. What's awesome is discovering a cure to help them be a little less exhausting. The cure: SHOW TUNES!!!
As soon as I started on the number work the exhaustion started to kick-in. So I put on my music, hoping that might help. Eventually a song from Hairspray came on, and my mood immediately lifted. Dealing with numbers all of a sudden became fun! So I listened to the rest of album. Then Rent. Then 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee. All the while, dealing with calculations, spreadsheets, and countless digits.
Sure it was still a bit tiring, but I'll blame that on the solitude in the office and trying to multitask while spending a day on numbers. Otherwise, I'd say numbers and I are on our way to becoming best buds ... so long as we're accompanied by show tunes!
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