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Re:The Quiet Ones by mdonahoe on Monday November 19, 2012 @04:09AM (#4803581)
Feynman is great. After reading about this a few years ago, I spent a few minutes trying to teach myself how to count with other senses, like touch or taste.

I picked an ordering of foods and imagined the transition from one to the next.

Touch is easier, since the ordering is already there. Just look at your fingers and imagine a sensation in each finger as you count. Easiest is to actually move your fingers though.

Re:The Quiet Ones by kragen on Monday November 19, 2012 @12:13PM (#4805275)
Touch is also much faster than visual or audio. With Chisenbop, I can count at around 15Hz, which is faster than I can look at the things I am trying to count.