Finished the autobiography Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammett today.
Tammett is a savant. What is a savant? It is the uncanny ability to calculate or compose music or a prodigious memory etc. For instance, Rain Man is a fictional movie on a true savant named Kim Peeks.
Tammett's savant abilities is being able to do lightning calculations in his mind.
The exceptionally odd thing about Tammett is that the numbers in his head have colors, textures, personalities and patterns. Each number appearance is unique up to 10,000.
Interesting subject, but like so many autobiographies I've read lately the subjects may be interesting but they do not make good authors.
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