A review of Daniel Tammet's book "Born On a Blue Day" by Surfer Chris Garrah
Born On a Blue Day - A Memoir of Aspergerès and an Extraordinary Mind by Daniel Tammet 2006 |
Why should you read Daniel Tammet's Memoir book?
So I was flipping through the Book "Born on a Blue Day" written by Daniel Savant. He has Asperger syndrome but he also has an amazing ability with numbers and learning languages. One condition he has is synaesthesia which allows him to sees numbers much differently than the average person. Synaesthesia could be described as a very rich multi-sensory and emotional experience of numbers. In the book Daniel is able to describe the enriched awareness and uniqueness of different numbers. He is able to describe how richly he sees the numbers and how different numbers affect his emotions differently. He experiences each number in a variety of modes as if his sensory channels have been combined when experiencing numbers.How amazing are Daniel's abilities?
His rich experience of numbers in mind allowed him to recite the number "pi" to 22,514 digits. The sequence of numbers has a significance and multi-channel experience for him. Which explains how it is even possible to explain such an amaing feat of memorizing an amazingly long sequence of numbers. Daniel's gift of numbers allowed him to raise funds to support epilepsy awareness.It was after an epileptic bout that Daniel Tammett acquired his amazing abilities.
Also in the book
Daniel also describes his experience and ability counting cards in blackjack in Las Vegas and also his gift to quickly learn languages.
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